4 BC

__NOTOC__Year 4 BC was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

By place

Rome

* Archelaus becomes ethnarch of Judea. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea.

Births

* Jesus – Due to 4 BC being the year of King Herod's death, it is usually cited by modern historians as being the last possible birth year of Jesus (d. circa 30 AD). Jesus' birthday was probably not December 25 as celebrated; some believe it to have been in September, while others point to April 17.who|date=October 2007

Deaths

* Herod the Great
* Marcus Tullius Tiro, freedman of Cicero