30 BCE
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[edit] Egypt
[edit] Events
- Egypt is annexed into the Roman Empire (see Outside Egypt section)
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- August 12. Cleopatra VII dies in Alexandria.
- August - Pharaoh Ptolemy XV Caesarion of Egypt (executed).
[edit] Outside Egypt
[edit] Events
- 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.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Mark Antony, Roman politician and general (suicide).
- Alexander Helios, Claimant King of Armenia, Media and Parthia (probably executed).
- Marcus Antonius Antyllus, son of Mark Antony and Fulvia.
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