The world in 30 BC — what happened that year

9 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.

What happened

A rumor that a great flood was coming panicked the officials and people of Chang'an, who fled into the walls; a girl, Zhen Zhigong, passed through Hengmen and entered Weiyang Palace. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷010 成帝建始三年七月)

Herod kills the aged Hyrcanus on suspicion of treason (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews 15.165)

The cavalry goes over to the enemy, and Antony, defeated and falling back to the city, cries that he has been betrayed (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Antony 76.2)
Caesar mounts the platform in the gymnasium and raises up the citizens prostrate in fear, and pardons them (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Antony 80.1)
Cleopatra holds out her arm and is bitten by an asp (Plutarch's Parallel Lives Plut. Antony 86.1)
He took out the sarcophagus and body of Alexander the Great and looked at them, saying 'I wanted to see the king, not the dead'; he made Egypt a province and mobilized the army to maintain the canals. (Suetonius, Lives of the Caesars Augustus 18 (영역 Thomson 장 번호; 라틴 17장))

At Rome, Octavian wins soldiers with gifts and, under the pretext of the grain supply, suppresses his remaining rivals; the system of obedience to one man begins. (Aurelius Victor, De Caesaribus Aur. Vict. Caes. 1.1)
Herod meets Octavian at Rhodes, has his kingship confirmed and is promised favor (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews BJ 1.386–390)
Herod goes to Rhodes, meets Octavian, takes off his crown to plead his case and has his kingship confirmed (Josephus, Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews 15.187)

Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.