Decade · 30 – 39
The world in the 30s
From 30 to 39 the atlas holds 86 states standing at some time. 4 things began - Christianity, Kushan Empire and Western Satraps among them - and 0 ended; 16 people were born and 13 died.
What began in the 30s
By kind, the best known first.
States 2
- Kushan Empire · state · 30 – 375
- Western Satraps · state · 35 – 405
Unrest and atrocity 1
- Alexandrian riots · unrest · 38
Works and ideas 1
- Christianity · religion · 33
Born and died
Born 16
- Nero · politician · 37 – 68
- Titus · politician · 39 – 81
- Josephus · writer · 37 – 100
- Otho · politician · 32 – 69
- Lucan · poet · 39 – 65
- Nerva · politician · 30 – 98
- Quintilian · poet · 35 – 96
- Boudica · ruler · 30 – 61
- Ignatius of Antioch · bishop · 35 – 108
- Persius · philosopher · 34 – 62
- Frontinus · engineer · 30 – 103
- Ban Gu · politician · 32 – 92
- Ban Chao · explorer · 32 – 102
- Quintus Petillius Cerialis · military leader · 30 – 83
- Mobon of Goguryeo · head of state · 30 – 53
- Drusilla of Mauretania · person · 38 – 79
Died 13
- Jesus Christ · religious leader · 2 BCE – 33 CE
- Tiberius · politician · 42 BCE – 37 CE
- Saint Stephen · religious leader · 1 – 36
- Seneca the Elder · philosopher · 54 BCE – 39 CE
- Velleius Paterculus · writer · 19 BCE – 31 CE
- Antonia Minor · person · 36 BCE – 37 CE
- Antonia the Elder · person · 39 BCE – 32 CE
- Philip the Tetrarch · ruler · 20 BCE – 34 CE
- Artaxias III · person · 13 BCE – 34 CE
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus · politician · 29 BCE – 33 CE
- Pythodoris of Pontus · politician · 30 BCE – 38 CE
- Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus · politician · 48 BCE – 32 CE
- Lucius Arruntius · politician · 27 BCE – 37 CE
States of the 30s
The states that stood at some time in the 30s, by region, the best known first, with who held the highest office in 30.
Europe12 states
- Roman Empire · 27 BCE – 395 CE · Tiberius, Roman emperor since 14
- Ancient Greece · 1201 BCE – 600 CE
- Ancient Rome · 753 BCE – 476 CE · Tiberius, Roman emperor since 14
- Sarmatians · 200 BCE – 370 CE
- Dacia · 60 BCE – 106 CE
- Bosporan Kingdom · 437 BCE – 370 CE · Tiberius Julius Aspurgus, King of the Bosporus since 7
- Odrysian kingdom · 460 BCE – 46 CE
- Lazica · 101 BCE – 700 CE
and 4 more; every state of Europe.
Middle East and North Africa28 states
- Troy · 3000 BCE – 500 CE
- Rhodes · 188 BCE – 1249 CE
- Parthian Empire · 247 BCE – 224 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
- Persian Empire · 550 BCE – 1979 CE
- Kingdom of Aksum · 401 BCE – 960 CE
- Kingdom of Iberia · 299 BCE – 580 CE · Pharasmanes I, King of Iberia since 1
- Kingdom of Kush · 2180 BCE – 350 CE
- Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 461 CE
and 20 more; every state of Middle East and North Africa.
South Asia19 states
- Kushan Empire · 30 – 375 · Kujula Kadphises, emperor since 30
- Chola dynasty · 300 BCE – 1279 CE
- Gandhara · 751 BCE – 535 CE
- Indo-Scythian Kingdom · 200 BCE – 400 CE
- Yuezhi · 404 BCE – 42 CE
- Satavahana dynasty · 230 BCE – 220 CE
- Pandya dynasty · 300 BCE – 1650 CE
- Indo-Parthian kingdom · 19 BCE – 226 CE · Gondophares, King of Kings since 19
and 11 more; every state of South Asia.
East and Southeast Asia15 states
- Han dynasty · 206 BCE – 220 CE · Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor of China since 25
- Xiongnu · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Silla · 57 BCE – 892 CE
- Goguryeo · 37 BCE – 668 CE · Daemusin of Goguryeo, wang since 18
- Paekche · 18 BCE – 660 CE · Taru of Paekche, king since 28
- Xianbei · 208 BCE – 670 CE
- Pyu city-states · 201 BCE – 1050 CE
- Chinese Empire · 220 BCE – 1912 CE · Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor of China since 25
and 7 more; every state of East and Southeast Asia.
Americas and Oceania3 states
- Maya civilization · 2001 BCE – 1521 CE
- Teotihuacan · 50 BCE – 704 CE
- Zapotec civilization · 6701 BCE – 1201 CE
Location unknown9 states
- Eastern Ye · 301 BCE – 500 CE
- Oddiyana · 401 BCE – 1100 CE
- Shanshan · 92 BCE – 445 CE
- Kingdom of Munster · 101 BCE – 1138 CE
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania · 2 BCE – 428 CE
- Kingdom of Rajarata · 601 BCE – 1300 CE
- Jushi Kingdom · 108 BCE – 450 CE
- Dangchang Kingdom · 1 – 564
and 1 more; every state of Location unknown.
Open in the atlas
- On the timeline, 10 – 59: every state, war and life of the 30s, region by region.
- On the map in 35: the borders of the year, its cities under their names of the year, and what happened where.
Wikidata (CC0) · data built 2026-10-07 · Pastlas v2.13.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.