3
Appearance
Millennium: | 1st millennium |
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Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s |
Years: | 1 BC AD 1 AD 2 – AD 3 – AD 4 AD 5 AD 6 |
Gregorian calendar | AD 3 III |
Ab urbe condita | 756 |
Assyrian calendar | 4753 |
Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
Bengali calendar | −590 |
Berber calendar | 953 |
Buddhist calendar | 547 |
Burmese calendar | −635 |
Byzantine calendar | 5511–5512 |
Chinese calendar | 壬戌年 (Water Dog) 2699 or 2639 — to — 癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2700 or 2640 |
Coptic calendar | −281 – −280 |
Discordian calendar | 1169 |
Ethiopian calendar | −5 – −4 |
Hebrew calendar | 3763–3764 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 59–60 |
- Shaka Samvat | N/A |
- Kali Yuga | 3103–3104 |
Holocene calendar | 10003 |
Iranian calendar | 619 BP – 618 BP |
Islamic calendar | 638 BH – 637 BH |
Javanese calendar | N/A |
Julian calendar | AD 3 III |
Korean calendar | 2336 |
Minguo calendar | 1909 before ROC 民前1909年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | −1465 |
Seleucid era | 314/315 AG |
Thai solar calendar | 545–546 |
Tibetan calendar | 阳水狗年 (male Water-Dog) 129 or −252 or −1024 — to — 阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 130 or −251 or −1023 |
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The year 3 (III) was a common year which started on a Monday.[1] according to the Julian calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Wednesday.[2] At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Servilius. The year is called 3 since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the usual method in Europe for naming years. It was the 3rd year of the 1st century.
Events
[change | change source]Roman Empire
[change | change source]- 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
Europe
[change | change source]- 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.
China
[change | change source]- 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.
Births
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- Ban Biao, Chinese historian (d. 54)
- Paul of Tarsus (d. 67)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "CalendarHome.com - 3". calendarhome.com. 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ↑ "year 3 - Wolfram|Alpha". wolframalpha.com. 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.