1 янв 3 г. - Year of the Consulship of Lamia and Servilius

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Roman Empire
The rule of Emperor 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 Servilius Geminus 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
King Yuri of Goguryeo moves the capital from Jolbon Fortress to Gungnae City.

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.

Births
Ban Biao, Chinese historian (d. AD 54)