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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 1 2 - 3 - 4 5 6

For other uses, see 3 (disambiguation).

This article is about the year 3. For other uses, see 3 (number).

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Politics
State leaders - Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births - Deaths
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Establishments - Disestablishments

**3 in other calendars**
Gregorian calendar	3 III
Ab urbe condita	756
Armenian calendar	N/A
Bahá'í calendar	-1841 – -1840
Buddhist calendar	547
Chinese calendar	2639/2699 (壬戌年) — to — 2640/2700 (癸亥年)
Coptic calendar	-281 – -280
Ethiopian calendar	-5 – -4
Hebrew calendar	3763 – 3764
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	58 – 59
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3104 – 3105
Holocene calendar	10003
Iranian calendar	619 BP – 618 BP
Islamic calendar	638 BH – 637 BH
Japanese calendar
- Imperial Year	Kōki 663 (皇紀663年)
Julian calendar	48
Korean calendar	2336
Thai solar calendar	546
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Year 3 was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

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

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.

China

Wang Mang foils a plot by his son, Wang Yu, his brother-in-law, Lu Kuan, and the Wei clan to oust him from the regent's position. Wang Yu and Lu Kuan are killed in the purge that follows.

Births

Ban Biao, Chinese historian (d. 54)
Paul of Tarsus (see [1]) (d. c. 67)

Deaths

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