AD 4

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AD 4 was a common year starting on Wednesday or a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar (sources differ, see leap year error for further information) and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Catus and Saturninus (or, less frequently, year 757 Ab urbe condita). The denomination "AD 4" 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
Centuries:	1st century BC 1st century 2nd century
Decades:	10s BC 0s BC 0s 10s 20s
Years:	AD 1 AD 2 AD 3 AD 4 AD 5 AD 6 AD 7

AD 4 in various calendars

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	癸亥年 (Water Pig) 2701 or 2494     — to — 甲子年 (Wood Rat) 2702 or 2495
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 before ROC 民前1908年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1464
Seleucid era	315/316 AG
Thai solar calendar	546–547
Tibetan calendar	阴水猪年 (female Water-Pig) 130 or −251 or −1023     — to — 阳木鼠年 (male Wood-Rat) 131 or −250 or −1022

Events

By place

Roman Empire

• Emperor Augustus summons Tiberius to Rome, and names him his heir and future emperor. At the same time, Agrippa Postumus, the last son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, is also adopted and named as Augustus' heir.
• Tiberius also adopts Germanicus as his own heir.
• The Lex Aelia Sentia regulates the manumission of slaves.
• A pact of non-aggression and friendship is signed between the Roman Empire, represented by Tiberius, and the German tribe the Cherusci, represented by their King Segimer. Arminius and Flavus, sons of Segimer, are brought into the Roman army as leaders of the auxiliary troops.
• Julia the Elder returns from exile to live in Rhegium in disgrace.
• Livilla marries Drusus Julius Caesar, son of Tiberius.

Middle East

• King Phraataces and Queen Musa of Parthia are overthrown and killed, the crown being offered to Orodes III of Parthia—the beginning of the interregnum.

Korea

• Namhae Chachaung succeeds Bak Hyeokgeose as king of the Korean kingdom of Silla (traditional date).

China

• Emperor Ping of Han marries Empress Wang (Ping), daughter of Wang Mang, cementing his influence.
• Wang Mang is given the title "superior duke".^[1]

By topic

Arts and sciences

• Nicolaus of Damascus writes the 15-volume History of the World.

Births

• Columella, Roman Latin writer (d. AD 70)
• Daemusin, Korean king of Goguryeo (d. AD 44)
• Publius Quinctilius Varus the Younger, Roman nobleman (d. AD 27)
• Possible date – Jesus, Jewish preacher and religious leader (executed c. AD 30/33)^[2]

Deaths

• February 21 – Gaius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (b. 20 BC)^[3]
• June 26 – Ariobarzanes II, Roman client king of Armenia (b. 40 BC)
• Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator, poet and historian (b. 65 BC)^[a]
• Hyeokgeose, Korean king of Silla (b. 75 BC)
• Lucius Cornelius Lentulus, Roman consul

Notes

1. Jerome (Chronicon 2020) says he died in AD 4 in the 70th year of his life, which would place the year of his birth at 65 BC.

See also

• Ab urbe condita

References

1. Klingaman 1990, p. 64.
2. Sanders, E. P. (1993). The Historical Figure of Jesus (1st ed.). London: Allen Lane. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0713990591.
3. Mommsen 1996.

Sources

• Klingaman, William K. (1990). The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman. Harper-Collins. ISBN 978-0785822561.

• Mommsen, Theodor (1996). Demandt, Alexander (ed.). A History of Rome Under the Emperors. Routledge (UK). p. 107. ISBN 978-0415101134.