3 BC
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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Centuries: | 2nd century BC – 1st century BC – 1st century |
| Decades: | 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC – 0s BC – 0s 10s 20s |
| Years: | 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC – 3 BC – 2 BC 1 BC 1 AD |
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Year 3 BC was a common year starting on Wednesday or Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Messalla.
Events
- King Maroboduus of the Marcomanni made a confederation of Germanic tribes, with the Hermunduri, Lombards, Semnoni and Vandals.
- Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus leads the Roman army in Germania and crossed the Elbe
Births
- Seneca, Roman statesman (d. AD 65)
- Servius Sulpicius Galba, Roman Emperor (d. AD 69)
Deaths
3 BC Media
Albrecht Altdorfer's painting the Adoration of the Magi (made ca. 1530) is one of several works of art concerning the Navity of Jesus. Though Jesus's exact birthdate is unknown (other than it would have occurred sometime during this decade)
- Imperial consort Fu of the Chinese Han Dynasty