Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
July 24
July 24 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 98 to AD 212. 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 98
Life on This Day
Petorzmethis Completes Poll-Tax Installments
On July 24, AD 98, a Greek ostracon recorded installments of Petorzmethis’s poll tax and the payment completing the obligation.
Sources
Primary evidence
- O.Wilck. 53
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine catalogue
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AD 212
Life on This Day
A Tebtunis Taxpayer Pays More Than One Hundred Sixty-Two Drachmas
On July 24, AD 212, a Greek receipt recorded a tax payment of 162 drachmas, half an obol and two chalci.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Tebt. II 494
Modern scholarship
- University of California Tebtunis Papyri catalogue
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