Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
March 29
March 29 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 49 CE to 84 CE. 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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49 CE
Life on This Day
A Court Tries to Identify a Child
Official minutes preserve a lawsuit over the identity of a child who had been taken in after being found as an infant.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. I 37 / P.Lond. III 746 descr.
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links
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84 CE
Life on This Day
A Writer Refuses to Return Without Protection
In a private letter from Alexandria, the writer says they will not return unless protected from mistreatment.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. III 897
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links