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3rd century BC

Also known as 3rd century BCE, Third century BCE, 3rd BCE, Third century BC, Third century B.C., 3rd century B.C., 3rd-century BC

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Instance of: century
Part of: 1st millennium BC
Has part: 230s BC
Followed by: 2nd century BC
Follows: 4th century BC

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point in time: 0300-01-01
Commons category: 3rd century BC
topic's main category: Category:3rd century BC
category for births in this time period: Category:3rd-century BC births
category for deaths in this time period: Category:3rd-century BC deaths
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Encyclopedic overview

Hannibal crosses the Alps during the Second Punic War

The 3rd century BC started the first day of 300 BC and ended the last day of 201 BC. It is considered part of the Classical Era, epoch, or historical period.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “3rd century BC” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.