3 BC

Not to be confused withBC-3 (disambiguation).

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	2nd centuryBC 1st centuryBC 1st century
Decades:	20sBC 10sBC 0sBC 0s 10s
Years:	6BC 5BC 4BC 3BC 2BC 1BC AD1

3 BC in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	3 BC III BC
Ab urbe condita	751
Ancient Greek era	194thOlympiad,year 2
Assyrian calendar	4748
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−595
Berber calendar	948
Buddhist calendar	542
Burmese calendar	−640
Byzantine calendar	5506–5507
Chinese calendar	Đinh tịNiên (FireSnake) 2695 or 2488 — to — Mậu ngọ niên (EarthHorse) 2696 or 2489
Coptic calendar	−286 – −285
Discordian calendar	1164
Ethiopian calendar	−10 – −9
Hebrew calendar	3758–3759
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	54–55
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	3098–3099
Holocene calendar	9998
Iranian calendar	624 BP – 623 BP
Islamic calendar	643 BH – 642 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	3 BC III BC
Korean calendar	2331
Minguo calendar	1914 beforeROC Dân tiền 1914 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1470
Seleucid era	309/310AG
Thai solar calendar	540–541
Tibetan calendar	Âm hỏa xà niên (female Fire-Snake) 124 or −257 or −1029 — to — Dương thổ mã niên (male Earth-Horse) 125 or −256 or −1028

Year3 BCwas acommon year starting on WednesdayorThursday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar(the sources differ, seeleap year errorfor further information) and acommon year starting on Tuesdayof theProleptic Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of theConsulshipof Lentulus and Messalla(or, less frequently,year 751Ab urbe condita). The denomination 3 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

• InHan China,a terrible drought strucksShandong.
• Construction of thePont Julienin modern southern France.

Births

• December 24–Servius Sulpicius Galba,Roman emperor inAD 69.

Deaths

• Fu,Chinese grand empress of theHan Dynasty(approximate date)