Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

June 7

June 7 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 421 to AD 583. 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. AD 421

    Event That Shaped History

    Constantinople Politics & Power High

    Eudocia Marries Theodosius II

    On June 7, AD 421, Aelia Eudocia, born Athenais, married the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius II.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Late antique historical tradition concerning Eudocia and Theodosius II

    Modern scholarship

    • Oxford Classical Dictionary, Aelia Eudocia

    Public links

  2. AD 583

    Life on This Day

    Byzantine Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    A Widow Enters an Arbitrated Family Estate Dispute

    On June 7, AD 583, a Greek document recorded an arbitrated estate dispute involving a widow named Tapia and other family members.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • British Library Papyrus 1807

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Papyri Collection catalogue

    Public links