Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
June 5
June 5 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 45 to AD 158. 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 45
Life on This Day
A Poll Tax Payment Is Receipted on an Ostracon
On June 5, AD 45, a Greek ostracon recorded a poll tax payment by Soros son of Pachompos.
Sources
Primary evidence
- CPR X 34
- Ostr. Vindob. D G O 556
Modern scholarship
- Texts and Scripts from Elephantine catalogue
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AD 158
Life on This Day
Poll Tax Is Paid for an Enslaved Man
On June 5, AD 158, Achilleus paid poll tax on behalf of Batrachus, an enslaved man, in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- British Library Papyrus 1269
Modern scholarship
- British Library Papyri Collection catalogue
Public links