3
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- This article is about the year 3. For other uses of 3, see Three.
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Years: | 1 BC 1 2 3 4 5 6 |
[edit] Events
[edit] By place
[edit] Roman Empire
- The rule of Augustus is renewed for a ten-year period.
- Augustus adopts his grandson, Gaius Caesar, with the expectation that he will succeed him. Gaius is made proconsul and is sent on a special mission to the East.
- Lucius Aelius Lamia is consul of Rome
- Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus is consul of Rome
[edit] Europe
- Menneas becomes Archon of Athens
- Five German tribes are unified by Marbod, King of the Marcomanni. The unification of the five tribes represents a direct threat to Rome in the area that will become Silesia and Saxony.
[edit] China
- Wang Mang foils a plot by his son,Wang Yu, his brother-in-law, Lu Kuan, and the Wei clan to remove him from the regent's position. Wang Yu and Lu Kuan are killed in the purge that follows.
[edit] Births
- Ban Biao, Chinese historian (d. 54)
- Paul of Tarsus