230

This article is about the year 230. For the number, see 230 (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 various calendars

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	己酉年 (Earth Rooster) 2927 or 2720     — to — 庚戌年 (Metal Dog) 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 before ROC 民前1682年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1238
Seleucid era	541/542 AG
Thai solar calendar	772–773
Tibetan calendar	阴土鸡年 (female Earth-Rooster) 356 or −25 or −797     — to — 阳金狗年 (male Iron-Dog) 357 or −24 or −796

Pope Pontian, elected this year

Year 230 (CCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Agricola and Clementinus (or, less frequently, year 983 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 230 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Alexander Severus decides that Thessaly should be a separate province from Macedonia. He increases taxes, in order to maintain the war against the Sassanids, and strengthen the defenses of the Roman Empire.

Persian Empire

• King Ardashir I of the Persian Empire invades the Roman province of Mesopotamia, and unsuccessfully besieges the fortress town of Nisibis (Turkey). His army threatens the border outposts of Syria and Cappadocia.
• Alexander Severus assembles the Roman army, and establishes his headquarters at Antioch. He attempts a diplomatic solution, but the Persians decline and choose war.

Korea

• Jobun becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.

By topic

Religion

• July 21 – Pope Pontian succeeds Pope Urban I, as the 18th pope of Rome.
• Patriarch Castinus succeeds Ciriacus I as patriarch Constantinople.
• Seventy bishops hold the council of the Christian Church of Africa.

Births

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

Deaths

• May 23 – Urban I, bishop of Rome (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)