30 BC

30 BC in other calendars
Gregorian calendar	30 BC; XXIX BC
Ab urbe condita	724
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 294
- Pharaoh	Cleopatra VII, 22
Ancient Greek era	187th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4721
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−622
Berber calendar	921
Buddhist calendar	515
Burmese calendar	−667
Byzantine calendar	5479–5480
Chinese calendar	庚寅年 (Metal Tiger); 2667 or 2607; — to —; 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit); 2668 or 2608
Coptic calendar	−313 – −312
Discordian calendar	1137
Ethiopian calendar	−37 – −36
Hebrew calendar	3731–3732
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	27–28
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3071–3072
Holocene calendar	9971
Iranian calendar	651 BP – 650 BP
Islamic calendar	671 BH – 670 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	30 BC; XXIX BC
Korean calendar	2304
Minguo calendar	1941 before ROC; 民前1941年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1497
Seleucid era	282/283 AG
Thai solar calendar	513–514
Tibetan calendar	阳金虎年; (male Iron-Tiger); 97 or −284 or −1056; — to —; 阴金兔年; (female Iron-Rabbit); 98 or −283 or −1055

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century
Decades:	60s BC 50s BC 40s BC – 30s BC – 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC
Years:	33 BC 32 BC 31 BC – 30 BC – 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC

The year 30 BC was either a common year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Thursday. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Octavian and Crassus.

Events

Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian becomes Roman Consul for the fourth time. His partner is Marcus Licinius Crassus the Younger.
Octavian leads his army to the Dardanelles. He marches into Syria. Herod the Great sends him vows of loyalty and troops to help.
Gaius Cornelius Gallus arrives in Cyrene and occupies Paraetonium.
Mark Antony retreats with his army to Egypt. He learns that Pelusium opened its gates to Octavian without resistance.
Octavian Caesar captures Alexandria. This marks the official annexation of Ancient Egypt to the Roman Republic.
Cleopatra evacuates to Berenice on the west coast of the Red Sea. King Malchus of Nabatea attacks from the desert and burns the Egyptian ships.
The children of Cleopatra are spared by Octavian. Octavia Minor raises Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene and Ptolemy Philadelphus in her house in Rome.

for more information, see Category:30 BC deaths.

Mark Antony, Roman consul and general (b. 83 BC)
Marcus Antonius Antyllus, son of Mark Antony and Fulvia (b. 47 BC)
Hyrcanus II, king and high priest of Judea until 40 BC
August 12 – Cleopatra VII, last queen of Ptolemaic Egypt (b. 69 BC)
August 23 – Ptolemy Caesar, son of Julius Caesar and pharaoh of Egypt (b. 47 BC)

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