Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

June 25

June 25 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 192 BC to AD 218. 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

  1. 192 BC

    Life on This Day

    Arsinoite nome, Ptolemaic Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    An Official Assesses Vineyard Tax near Psinachis

    On June 25, 192 BC, an official memorandum ordered collection of the money equivalent of one jar of tax from a small vineyard near Psinachis.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • P.Duk.inv. 690

    Modern scholarship

    • Duke Papyrus Archive

    Public links

  2. AD 218

    Life on This Day

    Roman Egypt Society & Daily Life High

    A Shepherd Pays Rent in Money and Fleeces

    On June 25, AD 218, a Greek receipt recorded a shepherd’s rent payment in money and fleeces.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • British Library Papyrus 851

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Papyri Collection catalogue

    Public links