0s BC

Because of the nonexistence of the "year 0", this "decade" and its successor have only nine years each (year 0 does not exist in either the proleptic Gregorian calendar or Julian calendar). For other calendar systems, see year zero.

The year 1 of the Anno Domini era is the traditionally accepted year of Jesus' birth. The historical veracity of the claim is now frequently considered incorrect, and Jesus is thought to have been born a few years earlier.

Events and trends

• ca. 4 BC — Possible birthdate of Jesus in Bethlehem.
• Mithradatkirt, the Parthian capital, is totally destroyed by an earthquake sometime in this decade.

Significant people

• Caesar Augustus, Roman Emperor (27 BC–14)
• Jesus, prophet of Islam and also founding figure of Christianity (4 BC–30)
• Arminius, German war chief