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Year 4 (IV) was a
leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar .__NOTOC__Events
By place
Roman Empire
* Emperor
Caesar Augustus summonsTiberius 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 adoptsGermanicus as his own heir.
* Sextus Aelius Catus becomesconsul .
* The "Lex Aelia Sentia" regulates themanumission of slaves.
* A pact of non-aggression and friendship is signed between theRoman Empire , represented byTiberius , and the German tribe theCherusci , represented by their King Segimer.Arminius and Flavus, sons of Segimer, are brought into the Roman army as leaders of the auxiliary troops.
*Julia the Elder returns from exile to live inRhegium in disgrace.
* Augustus pardonsGnaeus Cornelius Cinna Magnus , along withAemilia Lepida , the daughter ofMarcus Aemilius Lepidus , for alleged involvement in a conspiracy against the emperor.
*Marcus Plautius Silvanus is appointed proconsul of Asia.
* Polianus Maradonius becomesArchon of Athens .Middle East
* King Phraataces and Queen Musa of
Parthia are overthrown and killed, the crown being offered toOrodes III of Parthia — the beginning of theinterregnum .Asia
*Namhae Chachaung succeeds Bak Hyeokgeose as king of the
Korea n kingdom ofSilla (traditional date).
*Emperor Ping of Han marriesEmpress Wang (Ping) , daughter ofWang Mang , cementing his influence.
*Wang Mang is given the title "Superior Duke"Klingaman, William K., "The First Century: Emperors, Gods and Everyman", 1990, p 64]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 ofGoguryeo (d. 44)Deaths
* Gaius Caesar, son of
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa andJulia the Elder , dies from wounds suffered during a campaign in Artagira,Armenia
*Bak Hyeokgeose of Silla , first ruler ofKorea
* Gaius Asinius Pollio, Roman orator,poet andhistorian (born65 BC )
* Ariobarzanes II, King of Media Atropatane (born40 BC )
* Artavasdas IV, King of Armenia (born20 BC )Notes
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