title: How do I insert a BC date into Oracle?
body: <p>Just wondering how I would insert the date 01/01/4000BC into oracle</p>
  
  <p>Have tried the following but to no avail</p>
  
  <pre><code>INSERT INTO person(birth_date) VALUES(TO_DATE('-4700/01/01', 'syyyy/mm/dd'))
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm sure I've missed something pretty obvious so some fresh eyes on this would really help.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>