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Year '30 BC' was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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Events

By place

Rome

By topic

Arts

Births

Deaths

Events

By place

Rome

★ Octavian becomes Roman Consul for the fourth time. His partner is Marcus Licinius Crassus.

★ August 1 — Octavian captures Alexandria. This marks the official annexation of Ancient Egypt to the Roman Republic.

★ August — With the supposed suicide of Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the execution of Ptolemy XV Caesarion the Ptolemaic dynasty, the last dynasty of Ancient Egypt comes to an end. The year counts as the first year of Octavian's personal reign in Egypt.

By topic

Arts

★ The Hellenistic period of Greek sculpture ends.

Births

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Deaths

★ Mark Antony, Roman politician and general (suicide)

★ August 12 — Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt (suicide, or executed)

★ August — Pharaoh Ptolemy XV Caesarion of Egypt (executed)

★ Alexander Helios, Claimant King of Armenia, Media and Parthia (probably executed)

★ Marcus Antonius Antyllus, son of Mark Antony and Fulvia