Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 24
June 24 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 248 BC to 111 BC. 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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248 BC
Life on This Day
A Zenon Archive Letter Reports Unpaid Workers and Supply Problems
On June 24, 248 BC, a Greek letter in the Zenon archive reported unpaid laborers, shortages of animal feed and problems collecting rents.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 2095
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links
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111 BC
Life on This Day
A Tenant Pays Wheat Rent and an Additional Levy
On June 24, 111 BC, Komoapis received a Greek receipt for wheat rent that also recorded an additional levy.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Tebt. III 836
Modern scholarship
- University of California Tebtunis Papyri catalogue
Public links