3 CE

AD 3 – 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 Lu Kuan are killed in the purge that follows. AD 3 – The rule of Emperor Augustus is renewed for a ten-year period.

In the 0s, the 1st century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

  • AD 3 – The rule of Emperor Augustus is renewed for a ten-year period.source

Conflict & Security

  • AD 3 – 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 Lu Kuan are killed in the purge that follows.source

Births

  • AD 3 – Tiberius Claudius Balbilus, Roman politician and astrologer (died AD 79)source
  • AD 3 – Ban Biao, Chinese historian and official (died AD 54)source
  • AD 3 – Geng Yan, Chinese general of the Han dynasty (died AD 58)source

Deaths

  • AD 3 – Bao Xuan, Chinese politician of the Han dynastysource