Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
November 15
November 15 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning 107 BC to AD 534. 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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107 BC
Life on This Day
Three and a Half Arouras of Land Are Sold for Nine Talents
On November 15, 107 BC, a Greek contract recorded the sale of two plots totaling three and a half arouras in the Krokodilopolis area. The price was nine talents and the transaction involved three sisters as sellers.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Papyrus 657; P.Grenf. II 23a = P.Lond. III 657 descr. = TM 67
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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AD 534
Life on This Day
A Boatman Receives Grain and Transport Money for Alexandria
On November 15, AD 534, the boatman Asclas acknowledged receiving wheat connected with the grain levy together with money for transporting it to Alexandria. The receipt preserves both the cargo and the cost of moving it.
Sources
Primary evidence
- Papyrus 769; P.Oxy. I 142 = P.Lond. III 769 descr. = TM 20781
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
Public links