230

This article is about the year 230. For the number, see230 (number).

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	2nd century 3rd century 4th century
Decades:	210s 220s 230s 240s 250s
Years:	227 228 229 230 231 232 233

230 in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	230 CCXXX
Ab urbe condita	983
Assyrian calendar	4980
Balinese saka calendar	151–152
Bengali calendar	−363
Berber calendar	1180
Buddhist calendar	774
Burmese calendar	−408
Byzantine calendar	5738–5739
Chinese calendar	Mình dậuNăm (EarthRooster) 2927 or 2720 — to — Canh tuất năm (MetalDog) 2928 or 2721
Coptic calendar	−54 – −53
Discordian calendar	1396
Ethiopian calendar	222–223
Hebrew calendar	3990–3991
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	286–287
-Shaka Samvat	151–152
-Kali Yuga	3330–3331
Holocene calendar	10230
Iranian calendar	392 BP – 391 BP
Islamic calendar	404 BH – 403 BH
Javanese calendar	108–109
Julian calendar	230 CCXXX
Korean calendar	2563
Minguo calendar	1682 beforeROC Dân trước 1682 năm
Nanakshahi calendar	−1238
Seleucid era	541/542AG
Thai solar calendar	772–773
Tibetan calendar	Âm thổ gà năm (female Earth-Rooster) 356 or −25 or −797 — to — Dương kim cẩu năm (male Iron-Dog) 357 or −24 or −796

Pope Pontian,elected this year

Year230(CCXXX) was acommon year starting on Friday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Agricola and Clementinus(or, less frequently,year 983Ab urbe condita). The denomination 230 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorAlexander Severusdecides thatThessalyshould be a separate province fromMacedonia.He increases taxes, in order to maintain the war against theSassanids,and strengthen the defenses of theRoman Empire.

Persian Empire

• KingArdashir Iof thePersian Empireinvades the Roman province ofMesopotamia,and unsuccessfully besieges the fortress town ofNisibis(Turkey). His army threatens the borderoutpostsofSyriaandCappadocia.
• Alexander Severus assembles theRoman army,and establishes his headquarters atAntioch.He attempts adiplomaticsolution, but the Persians decline and choose war.

Korea

• Jobunbecomes king of the Korean kingdom ofSilla.

By topic

Religion

• July 21–Pope PontiansucceedsPope Urban I,as the 18thpopeofRome.
• PatriarchCastinussucceeds Ciriacus I as patriarchConstantinople.
• Seventy bishops hold thecouncilof the ChristianChurch of Africa.

Births

• Gaius Vibius Volusianus,Roman emperor (d.253)
• Marcus Aurelius Carus,Roman emperor (d.283)

Deaths

• May 23–Urban I,bishop ofRome(b.175)
• July 9–Bian,Chinese empress dowager (b.159)
• Go Uru,Korean prime minister
• Liang Xi,Chinese official and politician
• Marius Maximus,Roman consul and biographer
• Naehae of Silla,Korean ruler
• Wu Zhi,Chinese official and general (b.177)
• Zhang Wen,Chinese official and politician (b.193)
• Zhang Yi,Chinese official and politician (b.167)
• Zhong Yao,Chinese official and calligrapher (b.151)