Year 132 ( CXXXII) was a

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of the

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. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Serius and Sergianus (or, less frequently, year 885 ''

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''). The denomination 132 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the

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calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Empire

* The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) is completed, using Cossutius' design. * Bar Kokhba revolt: The messianic, charismatic Jewish leader Simon bar Kokhba starts a war of liberation for Judea against the Romans, which is eventually crushed (in 135) by Emperor

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; Rabbi Akiva is supportive of the rebellion. * Legio X Fretensis must evacuate

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

, returning to Caesarea. The Jews enter the city, and re-establish their system of sacrifices. They strike coins to celebrate their independence, which will last for only 30 months. Legio XXII Deiotariana, which advanced from

Egypt Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...

, is completely destroyed. * Merchants in Britain build structures outside the

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, and offer goods and services (including brothels) to Roman soldiers, who receive salaries in a

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that otherwise has virtually no ready money. * Construction begins on the Mausoleum of Hadrian in

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(known today as Castel Sant'Angelo).

Asia

* Change of era name from ''Yongjian'' (7th year) to ''Yangjia'' of the Chinese Han dynasty.

By topic

Art and Science

* Chinese scientist Zhang Heng invents the first seismometer for determining the exact

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of earthquakes hundreds of miles away; the device employs a series of complex gears around a central swinging pendulum.

Births

* Cai Yong, Chinese calligrapher and musician (d. 192) * Han Huandi, emperor of the Han dynasty (d. 168) * Tao Qian, Chinese official and warlord (d. 194)

Deaths

* Juvenal of Benevento, Roman Christian and saint * Sun Cheng, Chinese eunuch and politician

References

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