WORLD HISTORY · 500–1 BC 日本語
Events of the 30s BC39–30 BC
What happened in the 30s BC?
In the 30s BC (39–30 BC), Cleopatra VII died after the Battle of Actium, and with the fall of the Ptolemaic dynasty Egypt became a Roman province. In East Asia, Goguryeo was founded and Wang Zhaojun married into the Xiongnu, and in Japan the Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine is said to have been founded.
- King Dongmyeong founds GoguryeoAsia
- Herod becomes king of JudeaMiddle East
- Earliest known Mesoamerican Long Count dateLatin America
- Wang Zhaojun marries Xiongnu ruler HuhanyeAsia
- Kumano Hongu Taisha said to be foundedAsia
- Hellenistic period endsEurope
- Battle of Actium fought at seaEurope
- Ptolemies fall; Egypt becomes Roman provinceMiddle East
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Events of the 30s BC (timeline · 3)
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Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey.
In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
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