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 [ change | change source ]

Roman Republic [ change | change source ]

• 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 .

Asia [ change | change source ]

• Common date given for Thiruvalluvar to write the Tirukku?a?
• First possible date for the invention of the wheelbarrow

Births [ change | change source ]

• Maroboduus , king of the Marcomanni (d. AD 37 )

Deaths [ change | change source ]

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 )