Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 10
June 10 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 3 verified records spanning 307 BC to AD 207. 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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307 BC
Event That Shaped History
Demetrius Poliorcetes Arrives at Piraeus
On June 10, 307 BC, Demetrius Poliorcetes arrived unexpectedly at Piraeus and began his campaign against the Macedonian-backed regime controlling Athens.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Plutarch, Demetrius
- Athenian date 26 Thargelion
Modern scholarship
- Hesperia chronology of Demetrius's arrival in Athens
- Modern early Hellenistic chronology
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136 BC
Life on This Day
Four Sisters Petition over Inherited Property
On June 10, 136 BC, four sisters submitted a Greek petition after inherited property was allegedly occupied unlawfully.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 611
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links
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AD 207
Life on This Day
A Grain Payment Is Receipted at the Public Granary
On June 10, AD 207, a Greek grain receipt at Karanis recorded a delivery using the official public measure.
Sources
Primary evidence
- SB XXII 15860
- P.Mich.inv. 2900a19
Modern scholarship
- Modern papyrological study of grain measures
- University of Michigan papyrus collection
Public links