3 facts for kids
This page is about the year 3 AD. For other uses, see 3 (disambiguation).
| Millennium: | 1st millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 1st century BC – 1st century – 2nd century |
| Decades: | 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC – 0s – 10s 20s 30s |
| Years: | 1 BC 1 AD 2 AD – 3 AD – 4 AD 5 AD 6 AD |
| 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 |
The year 3 (III) was a common year which started on a Monday. according to the Julian calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, it started on a Wednesday. 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
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 remove him from the regent's position. Wang Yu and Lu Kuan are killed in the purge that follows.
Births
A painting of Paul of Tarsus by Rembrandt.
- Ban Biao, Chinese historian (d. 54)
- Paul of Tarsus (d. 67)
See also
In Spanish: Tres para niños
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