4 BC

Year 4 BC was a common year starting on Tuesday or Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sabinus and Rufus.

Events
 Herod Archelaus becomes the ruler of Judea. Herod Antipas rules Galilee and Perea.
 Publius Quintilius Varus leads Roman legions to Jerusalem to restore order. He crucifies 2,000 Jewish rebels.

 Births 

Jesus (possible)

 Deaths 

 Herod the Great  14 Jan 1AD (b. 69 BC)
 Marcus Tullius Tiro, freedman of Cicero