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 and Marcus Valerius Messalla Messallinus are consuls 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. East Asia · 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

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