Your Day in the Ancient Greek World

November 28

November 28 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 260 to AD 538. Together, the entries below connect this calendar date with different moments in the ancient Greek world through historical and documentary evidence.

Across the centuries

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  1. AD 260

    Life on This Day

    Hermopolis, Roman Egypt Economy & Trade High

    Aurelia Hermione Applies to Lease Land for Five Years

    On November 28, AD 260, Aurelia Hermione, acting through her father Soter, applied to lease a plot of land at Hermopolis for five years. The proposed rent was forty drachmas per year.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Papyrus 954; P.Lond. III 954 = Chrest.Mitt. 351 = TM 22747

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue

    Public links

  2. AD 538

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    Eastern Roman Egypt Law & Civic Life High

    Flavius Georgius Petitions an Official over a Debt

    On November 28, AD 538, Flavius Georgius submitted a Greek petition connected with an attempt to recover a debt. The document belongs to a late antique military archive and shows private financial conflict moving through official channels.

    Sources

    Primary evidence

    • Papyrus 1000; P.Lond. III 1000 = Chrest.Mitt. 73 = TM 22772

    Modern scholarship

    • British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue

    Public links