Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
October 2
October 2 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 156 to AD 325. 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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AD 156
Life on This Day
Estate Rents Are Paid Through a Bank
On October 2, AD 156, Eudaemon son of Sarapion and fellow overseers recorded rent payments through the bank of Titus Flavius Eutychides. The Greek receipt preserves several instalments connected with property near Euhemeria. It offers a precise glimpse of banking, estate management and rent collection in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Fay. 87 = P.Lond. III 825 descr. = TM 10930; British Library Papyrus 825
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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AD 325
Life on This Day
A Court Adjourns Because the Next Day Is Sunday
On October 2, AD 325, proceedings before an Oxyrhynchite municipal official were recorded almost verbatim. Near the end of the hearing, business was postponed because the following day was the Lord’s Day. The document preserves courtroom procedure and an early practical example of Sunday observance in civic administration.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Oxy. LIV 3759
Modern scholarship
- Oxford Papyrology, Millennium Documents: Court proceedings and Sunday observance
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