4

This page is about the year 4 AD. For the actual number, seefour.

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st centuryBC–1st century–2nd century
Decades:	20sBC10sBC0sBC–0s–10s20s30s
Years:	AD1AD2AD3–AD4–AD5AD6AD7

AD 4 in othercalendars

Gregorian calendar	AD 4 IV
Ab urbe condita	757
Assyrian calendar	4754
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−589
Berber calendar	954
Buddhist calendar	548
Burmese calendar	−634
Byzantine calendar	5512–5513
Chinese calendar	Quý hợiNiên(WaterPig) 2700 or 2640 — to — Giáp tử niên(WoodRat) 2701 or 2641
Coptic calendar	−280 – −279
Discordian calendar	1170
Ethiopian calendar	−4 – −3
Hebrew calendar	3764–3765
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	60–61
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	3104–3105
Holocene calendar	10004
Iranian calendar	618 BP – 617 BP
Islamic calendar	637 BH – 636 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	AD 4 IV
Korean calendar	2337
Minguo calendar	1908 beforeROC Dân tiền 1908 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1464
Seleucid era	315/316AG
Thai solar calendar	546–547
Tibetan calendar	Âm thủy trư niên (female Water-Pig) 130 or −251 or −1023 — to — Dương mộc thử niên (male Wood-Rat) 131 or −250 or −1022

Theyear4(IV) was aleap yearwhich started on aTuesday,according to theJulian calendar.According to theGregorian calendar,it started on aThursday.At the time, it was known as theYear of theConsulshipofCatusandSaturninus.It was called the fourth year since the earlymedieval period,when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the usual method inEuropefor naming years. It was the 4th year of the1st century.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• EmperorCaesar AugustussummonsTiberiusto Rome, and names him his heir and future emperor. At the same time,Agrippa Postumusthe last son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa is also adopted and named as Augustus' heir.
• Tiberius also adoptsGermanicusas his own heir.
• Sextus Aelius Catus becomesconsul.
• TheLex Aelia Sentiaregulates themanumissionofslaves.
• Signature of a pact of non-aggression and friendship between theRoman Empire,represented byTiberius,and the German tribe theCherusci,represented by their King Segimer.Arminiusand Flavus, sons of Segimer, were brought into the Roman army as the Leaders of the auxiliary troops.
• Julia the Elderreturns from exile to live inRhegiumin disgrace.
• Augustus PardonsGnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnusalong withAemilia Lepida,the daughter ofMarcus Aemilius Lepidusfor alleged involvement in a conspiracy against the emperor.
• Marcus Plautius Silvanusis appointed proconsul of Asia.
• Polianus Maradonius becomesArchon of Athens

Mid-East

• KingPhraatacesand QueenMusaofParthiaare overthrown and killed, the crown being offered toOrodes III of Parthia– the beginning of theinterregnum

Asia

• Namhae ChachaungsucceedsBak Hyeokgeoseas king of theKoreankingdom ofSilla(traditional date)
• Emperor Ping of HanmarriesEmpress Wang (Ping)daughter ofWang Mangcementing his influence.

By topic

Arts and sciences

• Nicholas of Damascuswrites the 14 volumeHistory of the World.

Births

• Columella,Roman writer (d.70)
• Daemusin of Goguryeo,king ofGoguryeo(d.44)

Deaths

A sculpture of Caesar.

• Gaius Caesar,son ofMarcus Vipsanius AgrippaandJulia the Elder,dies from wounds suffered during a campaign in Artagira,Armenia.
• Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla,firstrulerofKorea.
• Gaius Asinius Pollio,Romanemperor,poetandhistorian(b.65 BC).
• Terentia,first wife ofMarcus Tullius Cicero(b.98 BC).
• Ariobarzanes II,King of Media Atropatane (b.40 BC).
• Artavasdas IV,King ofArmenia(b.20 BC).