What is 3?
{{about|the year 3 AD|other uses}} {{year nav|3}} {{Year in other calendars}} {{wiktionary|three}} The [[year]] '''3''' ('''[[Roman numerals|III]]''') was a common year which started on a [[common year starting on Monday|Monday]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.calendarhome.com/cgi-bin/tycyear.pl?year=3&change=1&suppresshol= |title=CalendarHome.com - 3 |first= |last= |work=calendarhome.com |year=2011|accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref> according to the [[Julian calendar]]. According to the [[Gregorian calendar]], it started on a [[common year starting on Wednesday|Wednesday]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=year+3 |title=year 3 - Wolfram&#124;Alpha |first= |last= |work=wolframalpha.com |year=2011|accessdate=August 4, 2011}}</ref> At the time, it was known as the ''Year of the [[Roman consul|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 [[Roman consul|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 [[Roman Empire|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 == [[File:Rembrandt - Apostle Paul - WGA19120.jpg|thumb|A painting of Paul of Tarsus by [[Rembrand