4

  This article is about the year 4. For other uses of 4, see 4 (number).

Events

• Rome:
  • Emperor Caesar Augustus summons Tiberius to Rome, and names him his heir and future emperor.
  • Tiberius also adopts Germanicus as his own heir.
  • Sextus Aelius Catus becomes consul.
  • The Lex Aelia Sentia regulates the manumission of slaves.
• Namhae Chachaung succeeds Bak Hyeokgeose as king of the Korean kingdom of Silla (traditional date)
• King Phraataces and Queen Musa of Parthia are overthown and killed, the crown being offered to Orodes III of Parthia.

Births

Deaths

• Gaius Caesar, son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia
• Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla, first ruler of Korea