Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
March 7
March 7 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 238 BCE to 199 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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238 BCE
Event That Shaped History
The Canopus Decree Is Issued
Priests gathered at Canopus issue a decree honoring Ptolemy III and Berenice II. Its Egyptian date converts to March 7, 238 BCE in modern scholarly chronology.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Canopus Decree inscription
Modern scholarship
- Sacha Stern, scholarly reconstruction of ancient Egyptian and Ptolemaic calendars
Public links
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199 CE
Life on This Day
A Tax Collector Lists Who Paid
Apynchis reports crown-tax payments from Soknopaiou Nesos to the strategos Demetrius, listing individual payers and the sums received.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. II 474
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
Public links