Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 22
July 22 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 40 to AD 193. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.
Across the centuries
On This Day
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AD 40
Life on This Day
An Agent Is Told to Buy Fish-Pickles and Collect a Loan
On July 22, AD 40, Ammonius instructed his agent Aphrodisius to come for the harvest, buy fish-pickles and collect a loan.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 893
- P.Lond. III 893
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links
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AD 193
Life on This Day
Temple Personnel Lease a Vineyard Harvest for Twenty-Six Jars of Wine
On July 22, AD 193, temple personnel entered a contract leasing the harvest of a vineyard for twenty-six jars of wine.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Egerton Ostracon 1
Modern scholarship
- British Library Ostraca Collection catalogue
Public links