4 BCE

Namhae becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla. Herod the Great dies, which causes unrest in his client kingdom of Judea. His son, Herod Archelaus, becomes the new ruler. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea,and the governor of Syria, Publius Quinctilius Varus, marches down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order; around 3000 Jews are crucified.

In the 0s BC, the 1st century BC.

Conflict & Security

  • Namhae becomes king of the Korean kingdom of Silla.source

Births

  • Approximate date – Seneca the Younger, Córdoban-born Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist (died AD 65)source

Deaths

  • March or April – Herod the Great, king of Judea (born 73 BC); some authors date his death to 1 BC (see Date of Herod's death).source
  • Antipater, Jewish heir and son of Herod the Greatsource
  • Marcus Tullius Tiro, Roman writer, freedman of Cicerosource
  • Malthace, Jewish woman and wife of Herod the Greatsource
  • Herod the Great dies, which causes unrest in his client kingdom of Judea. His son, Herod Archelaus, becomes the new ruler. Herod Antipas becomes tetrarch of Galilee and Perea,and the governor of Syria, Publius Quinctilius Varus, marches down to Jerusalem from Antioch to restore order; around 3000 Jews are crucified.source
  • Marcus Porcius Latro, Roman rhetoriciansource