3

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This article is about the year 3. For other uses of 3, see Three.
Years : 1 BC 1 2 3 4 5 6
Centuries: 1st Century BC · 1st century · 2nd century
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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