Editing 1st century BC (section)

===30s BC===
{{main|30s BC}}
[[File:Augustus Bevilacqua Glyptothek Munich 317.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Caesar Augustus]]]]
* [[38 BC]]: [[Publius Ventidius Bassus|Ventidius]] defeats the [[Parthian Empire|Parthians]] at the [[Battle of Mount Gindarus]], reclaiming [[Roman Syria]].<ref name=UNRV/>
* [[37 BC]]: [[Herod the Great]] becomes king of [[Herodian kingdom|Judea]].
* [[37 BC]]: [[Mark Antony]] invades [[Parthia]].
* [[37 BC]]: [[Goguryeo]] is founded in southern [[Manchuria]] (traditional date according to ''Samguk Sagi'').
* [[36 BC]]: [[Battle of Naulochus]]: [[Second Triumvirate]] gains control of [[Sicily]] from the rebel [[Sextus Pompey]].<ref name=UNRV/>
* [[36 BC]]: [[Battle of Zhizhi]]: [[Gan Yanshou]] and [[Chen Tang (general)|Chen Tang]] launch an unauthorised expedition which prevents the [[Xiongnu]] from extending their power into [[Central Asia]].
* [[34 BC]]: [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra]] and [[Mark Antony]] perform the [[Donations of Alexandria]].
* [[33 BC]]: [[Emperor Yuan of Han]] dies and is succeeded by his son [[Emperor Cheng of Han|Cheng]]. [[Empress Wang Zhengjun]] becomes [[Empress Dowager]] and her brother is placed in command of the armed forces and administration.
* [[32 BC]]: disagreements between [[Octavian]] and [[Mark Antony]] cause the outbreak of the [[Final War of the Roman Republic]].
* [[31 BC]]: [[Battle of Actium]]: [[Augustus|Octavian]] defeats troops under [[Mark Antony]] and [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]], becoming ''de facto'' ruler of the Roman empire.<ref name=UNRV/>
* [[30 BC]]: [[Octavian]] annexes [[Roman Egypt|Egypt]].<ref name=UNRV/>
* c.[[30 BC]]: [[Satavahana dynasty]] replaces the [[Kanva dynasty]] in [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]].