Your Day in the Ancient Greek World
September 17
September 17 in ancient Greece is represented in our source-audited archive by 2 verified records spanning AD 122 to AD 162. 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 122
Life on This Day
Heraclides Borrows 212 Silver Drachmas With Interest
On September 17, AD 122, Heraclides alias Valerius acknowledged borrowing 212 silver drachmas with interest from Tamystha, who acted with her husband Lysimachus. The contract set a repayment deadline in the month of Tybi and a penalty for failure to repay. The complete Greek document preserves the mechanics of private credit in Roman Egypt with unusual clarity.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Fam.Tebt. 22 = Pap.Lugd.Bat. VI 22 = TM 10740; British Library Papyrus 1893
Modern scholarship
- British Library Archives and Manuscripts catalogue record for Papyrus 1893
- B. A. van Groningen, A Family Archive from Tebtunis
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AD 162
Life on This Day
Stotoetis Receives His Certificate for Five Days of Dyke Work
On September 17, AD 162, Stotoetis son of Stotoetis received a Greek certificate confirming that he had completed five days of required work on the dykes at Soknopaiou Nesos. The document preserves a precise glimpse of compulsory public labor and the maintenance of water-control infrastructure in Roman Egypt.
Sources
Primary evidence
- P.Lond. III 850 = TM 11802
Modern scholarship
- British Library catalogue record
- Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis classification as a penthemeros receipt
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