AD 4

For other uses, see AD 4 (disambiguation).

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 Caesar 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.
• Sextus Aelius Catus becomes consul.
• The Lex Aelia Sentia regulates the manumission of slaves.
• Signature of a pact of non-aggression and friendship between the Roman Empire, represented by Tiberius, and the German tribe the Cherusci, represented by their King Segimer. Arminius and Flavus, sons of Segimer, were brought into the Roman army as the Leaders of the auxiliary troops.
• Julia the Elder returns from exile to live in Rhegium in disgrace.
• Augustus Pardons Gnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus along with Aemilia Lepida, the daughter of Marcus Aemilius Lepidus for alleged involvement in a conspiracy against the emperor.
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus is appointed proconsul of Asia.
• Polianus Maradonius becomes Archon of Athens

Mid-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

Asia

• Namhae Chachaung succeeds Bak Hyeokgeose as king of the Korean kingdom of Silla (traditional date)
• Emperor Ping of Han marries Empress Wang (Ping) daughter of Wang Mang cementing his influence.

By topic

Arts and sciences

• Nicholas of Damascus writes the 14 volume History of the World.

Births

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

Deaths

• Gaius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, dies from wounds suffered during a campaign in Artagira, Armenia
• Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, first ruler of Korea.