What is 30bc?

30 BC is a year in the Julian calendar that occurred in the last century BC. It is also known as the year 725 Ab urbe condita in the Roman calendar. This was the year in which Octavian (later known as Augustus) defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the Battle of Actium, ending the civil war that had erupted after the assassination of Julius Caesar. This decisive victory consolidated Octavian's power in Rome and marked the beginning of the Roman Empire. In Egypt, Cleopatra and Mark Antony committed suicide, bringing an end to the Ptolemaic dynasty. The famous Egyptian queen was the last ruler of the kingdom of Egypt and has remained a popular subject of history and literature.