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Year '''3 BC''' was a [[common year starting on Wednesday]] or [[Common year starting on Thursday|Thursday]] of the [[Julian calendar]] (the sources differ, see [[Julian calendar#Leap year error|leap year error]] for further information) and a [[common year starting on Tuesday]] of the [[Proleptic Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the [[Consulship]] of Lentulus and Messalla''' (or, less frequently, '''year 751 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 3 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
* In [[Han China]], a terrible drought strikes [[Shandong]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Charles A. Frazee |title=Two Thousand years ago |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=2002 |page=133|isbn=978-0-8028-4805-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RQ-KxFL6MokC&pg=PA133}}</ref>
* Construction of the [[Pont Julien]] in modern southern France.<ref>[https://www.avignon-et-provence.com/en/monuments/julien-bridge Julien Bridge]. ''Avignon & Provence''</ref>

== Births ==
* [[December 24]] &ndash; [[Galba|Servius Sulpicius Galba]], Roman emperor in [[AD 69]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Galba|title=Galba {{!}} Roman Emperor, Death of Nero, Murder {{!}} Britannica|date=2023-08-03|website=www.britannica.com|language=en|access-date=2023-09-22}}</ref>

== Deaths ==
* [[Consort Fu (Yuan)|Fu]], Chinese grand empress of the [[Han dynasty|Han Dynasty]] (approximate date)

== References ==
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