4 BC
Year 4 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a common year starting on Monday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufus (or, less frequently, year 750 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 4 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.
| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 4 BC III BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 750 |
| Ancient Greek era | 194th Olympiad (victor)¹ |
| Assyrian calendar | 4747 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −596 |
| Berber calendar | 947 |
| Buddhist calendar | 541 |
| Burmese calendar | −641 |
| Byzantine calendar | 5505–5506 |
| Chinese calendar | 丙辰年 (Fire Dragon) 2693 or 2633 — to — 丁巳年 (Fire Snake) 2694 or 2634 |
| Coptic calendar | −287 – −286 |
| Discordian calendar | 1163 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −11 – −10 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3757–3758 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 53–54 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 3097–3098 |
| Holocene calendar | 9997 |
| Iranian calendar | 625 BP – 624 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 644 BH – 643 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | 4 BC III BC |
| Korean calendar | 2330 |
| Minguo calendar | 1915 before ROC 民前1915年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −1471 |
| Seleucid era | 308/309 AG |
| Thai solar calendar | 539–540 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳火龙年 (male Fire-Dragon) 123 or −258 or −1030 — to — 阴火蛇年 (female Fire-Snake) 124 or −257 or −1029 |
Events
Roman Empire
- c. March – Upon the death of Herod the Great, there is unrest in his client kingdom of Judea. His son, Herod Archelaus, becomes the new ruler. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea. The Governor of Syria, Publius Quintilius Varus, assembles three of his four legions, including Legio X Fretensis, and marches down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order. He crucifies 2,000 Jewish rebels.
Asia
- c. October – The Naikū of Ise Grand Shrine is founded in Japan, according to chapter 6 of Nihon Shoki.
- Namhae becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.[1]
Births
- c. Possible months being June or October (due to convergence of Jupiter and Saturn forming the star of Bethlehem at his birth) – Jesus, Son of God who becomes the central figure of messianic Israelites and Christianity (executed circa AD 33).
- Approximate date – Seneca the Younger, Córdoban-born Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (forced suicide AD 65)
Deaths
- March or April – Herod the Great, king of Judea (b. 73 BC)[2]
- Antipater, Jewish heir and son of Herod the Great
- Malthace, Jewish woman and wife of Herod the Great
- Marcus Porcius Latro, Roman rhetorician
- Marcus Tullius Tiro, Roman writer, freedman of Cicero
References
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- "List of Rulers of Korea". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- "Herod | Biography & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
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