Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
October 20
October 20 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by one verified record dated 209 BC. The entry below connects this calendar date with its surviving historical evidence and context.
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209 BC
Life on This Day
A Bank Records the Tax on a House Sale
On October 20, 209 BC, the bank of Psenchonsis recorded payment of the transfer tax on a house bought by Senyris, daughter of Thotsymis. Official dockets accompany the Greek receipt and its original clay seal survives. The document connects private property transfer directly with taxation and banking.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. III 1200 = TM 5900; British Library Papyrus 1200
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue
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