Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

July 29

July 29 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 257 BC to AD 108. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.

Across the centuries

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  1. 257 BC

    Life on This Day

    Ptolemaic Egypt Exploration & Trade High

    Dionysodoros Asks Zenon for Ten Sheets of Papyrus

    On July 29, 257 BC, Dionysodoros wrote asking Zenon to send ten sheets of papyrus that Apollonios had ordered.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Mich. I 22

    Modern scholarship

    • University of Michigan papyrus scholarship

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  2. AD 108

    Life on This Day

    Tebtunis, Roman Egypt Religion High

    Tebtunis Priests Declare Temple Revenues

    On July 29, AD 108, priests of Tebtunis submitted a Greek declaration concerning temple revenues and administration.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Tebt. II 298
    • Chrest.Wilck. 90

    Modern scholarship

    • University of California Tebtunis Papyri catalogue

    Public links