Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 1
June 1 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 108 BC to AD 139. 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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108 BC
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An Official Orders Payment for Grain Transport
On June 1, 108 BC, an official order in Ptolemaic Egypt arranged payment of 34 talents and 100 artabas of wheat for boats engaged in grain transport.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Grenf. II 23
- British Library Papyrus 656
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
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AD 139
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A Private Land Cession Is Recorded at Oxyrhynchus
On June 1, AD 139, a Greek property transaction at Oxyrhynchus recorded the cession of land between private parties.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. LII 3690
- P.Oxy. LII 3691
Modern scholarship
- Oxyrhynchus Papyri institutional catalogue
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