4 BCE

Approximate timeframe for the birth of John the Baptist during the final months of King Herod the Great.

Birth of Jesus of Nazareth in Roman Palestine during the final months of King Herod the Great.

Death of Herod the Great; partition of his realm among his sons Archelaus (Judea), Herod Antipas (Galilee and Perea), and Philip (Iturea and Trachonitis).

Death of Herod the Great in Jericho; Caesar Augustus divides the kingdom among Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip.