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{{short description|Fourth decade of the first century AD}}
{{About|the years AD 30–39|the years 30–39 in other centuries|List of decades}}
[[File:Denarius of Tiberius (YORYM 2000 1953) obverse.jpg|thumb|200px|A [[denarius]] of [[Tiberius]] (r. 14–37). Due to a [[Financial crisis of 33|financial crisis that hit Rome]] in AD 33, coins such as these came in short supply.]]
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The '''30s''' decade ran from January 1, AD 30, to December 31, AD 39.

<!--Economy and social movements-->[[Crucifixion of Jesus|Jesus was crucified]] early in the decade: his suffering and [[Redeemer (Christianity)|redemptive]] death would form central aspects of [[Christian theology]] concerning the doctrines of [[Salvation in Christianity|salvation and atonement]]. [[Saint Peter|Peter the Apostle]] founded the [[Church of Antioch]]. [[Alexandrian riots (38 CE)|Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Alexandria]]. A [[Financial crisis of 33|financial crisis hit Rome]] in AD 33.

<!--Politics and conflicts-->In Asia, the [[Western Satraps]] and [[Kushan Empire]] emerged. In Europe, the 30s saw a [[Dacia|Dacian]] revolt against the [[Sarmatians|Sarmatian]] tribe of [[Iazyges]], who had [[Slavery|enslaved]] them, and a [[Samaritan]] uprising. In west Asia, [[Artabanus II of Parthia]] fought a war with Rome over Armenia. The [[Han dynasty]] saw the outbreak of the [[Naval history of China#Early literature|Rebellion of Gongsun Shu]]. Roman emperor [[Tiberius]] died in AD 37, being succeeded by [[Caligula]].

<!--Natural disasters-->An earthquake that shook [[Antioch]] in AD 37 caused the emperor [[Caligula]] to send two senators to report on the condition of the city.<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Antioch|volume=2|pages=130–132|first=William Walker|last=Rockwell}}</ref> In China, an [[epidemic]] broke out in K'aui-chi, causing many deaths, and Imperial official Ch'ung-li I (Zhongli Yi) provided medicine that saved many lives.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

<!--Literature-->[[Valerius Maximus]] wrote ''Factorum ac dictorum memorabilium libri IX'': It is a collection of approximately a thousand short stories that Valerius wrote during the reign of [[Tiberius]] (42 BC – AD 37). Other literary works from the 30s include a popular collection of [[fables]] written by [[Phaedrus (fabulist)|Phaedrus]], a symbolic interpretation of the Old Testament ''(Allegory)'' written by [[Philo]], and a general history of the countries known in [[Classical antiquity|Antiquity]] written by [[Velleius Paterculus]].

Manning (2008) tentatively estimates the world population in AD 30 as 247 million.

== Demographics ==
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Due to lack of reliable demographic data, estimates of the world population in the 1st century vary wildly, with estimates for AD 1 varying from 150<ref name="thesocialcontract.com">[http://www.thesocialcontract.com/artman2/publish/tsc0403/article_329.shtml John H. Tanton, 1994, "End of the Migration Epoch?  Time For a New Paradigm", The Social Contract, Vol. 4 (no 3), pp. 162–173].</ref> to 300<ref>Haub (1995): "By 1 A.D., the world may have held about 300 million people. One estimate of the population of the Roman Empire, from Spain to Asia Minor, in 14 A.D. is 45 million. However, other historians set the figure twice as high, suggesting how imprecise population estimates of early historical periods can be."</ref> million. Demographers typically do not attempt to estimate most specific years in antiquity, instead giving approximate numbers for round years such as AD 1 or AD 200. However, attempts at reconstructing the world population in more specific years have been made, with Manning (2008) tentatively estimating the world population in AD 30 as 247 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manning |first=Scott |date=2008-01-12 |title=Year-by-Year World Population Estimates: 10,000 B.C. to 2007 A.D. |url=https://scottmanning.com/content/year-by-year-world-population-estimates/ |access-date=2023-03-05 |website=Historian on the Warpath |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==Significant people==
* [[Emperor Guangwu of Han|Guangwu]], Emperor of China (25-57)
* [[Pharasmanes I of Iberia|Pharasmanes I]], King of [[Kingdom of Iberia (antiquity)|Caucasian Iberia]] (1-58)
* [[Feradach Finnfechtnach]], Legendary [[List of High Kings of Ireland|High King of Ireland]] (14-36)
* [[Fíatach Finn]], Legendary [[List of High Kings of Ireland|High King of Ireland]] (36-39)
* [[Fíachu Finnolach]], Legendary [[List of High Kings of Ireland|High King of Ireland]] (39-56)
* [[Emperor Suinin|Suinin]], Legendary Emperor of Japan (29 BC–AD 70)
* [[Heraios]], [[Yuezhi]] Tribal leader of the Kushans (c.1-30)
* [[Kujula Kadphises]], King (and founder) of the [[Kushan Empire]] (30-80)
* [[Abgar V of Edessa]], King of [[Osroene]] (4 BC–AD 7, 13–50)
* [[Artabanus III of Parthia|Artabanus III]], King of the [[Parthian Empire]] (10-35, 36-40)
* [[Tiridates III of Parthia|Tiridates III]], King of the [[Arsacid Empire|Parthian Empire]] (35-36)
* [[Tiberius]], [[Roman Emperor]] (AD 14–37)
* [[Gaius Caesar Germanicus]]/[[Caligula]], [[Roman Emperor]] (AD 37–41)
* [[Claudius]], statesman, [[Consul]], and future Roman Emperor, in office (as Consul) 37
* [[Jesus Christ]], founding figure of [[Christianity]], (ca. 4 BC–ca. AD 33)
* [[Andrew the Apostle]], [[Apostles in the New Testament|Apostle]] and first [[List of Ecumenical Patriarchs of Constantinople|Bishop of Byzantium]] (c.38)
* [[Mark the Evangelist]], Apostle and first [[List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria|Coptic Pope of Alexandria]] (c.43-68)
* [[Paul the Apostle]], Apostle and Theologian (c.5-64)
* [[Saint Peter]], Apostle and first [[Bishop of Rome]] (c.30-c.64)
* [[Thomas the Apostle]], Apostle and first [[List of Patriarchs of the Church of the East|Patriarch of the East]] (c.33-c.72)
* [[Yuri of Silla|Yuri]], King of Silla (24-57)

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