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Petition [144 B.C.?]

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Description

Papyrus petition from the Arsinoites (modern name: Fayyum), Egypt. Written by Apollonios, son of Hermophilos, Makedon or Macedonian, a military settler from Oxyrhyncha, to Dionysios chief bodyguard and scribe of the military settlers. Petition is written against another military settler, Olympiodoros, son of Menoitas, Makedon under the command of Hestieios, commander of the fifth cavalry unit to whom 100 auroras, an amount of land, have been allotted. Olympiodoros had vouched for Ptolemaios son of Ordanes in year 26 (145/144 B.C.) with regard to the delivery of wheat

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