Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 14
June 14 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 56 to AD 250. 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 56
Life on This Day
A Weaver’s Tax Payment of Thirty-Six Drachmas Is Receipted
On June 14, AD 56, a Greek receipt at Oxyrhynchus recorded 36 drachmas paid by Apion in connection with the weavers’ tax.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. II 310
- SB X 10247
Modern scholarship
- University of Glasgow Special Collections
- Modern papyrological discussion of the weavers' tax
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AD 250
Life on This Day
A Household Receives a Decian Sacrifice Certificate
On June 14, AD 250, a Greek libellus from Oxyrhynchus certified pagan sacrifice by Aurelius L…thion and his family under Decius.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. IV 658
Modern scholarship
- Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources
- Papyrological studies of Decian libelli
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