132

Millennium:	1st millennium
Centuries:	1st century – 2nd century – 3rd century
Decades:	100s 110s 120s – 130s – 140s 150s 160s
Years:	129 130 131 – 132 – 133 134 135

132 by topic
Politics
State leaders – Sovereign states
Birth and death categories
Births – Deaths
Establishment and disestablishment categories
Establishments – Disestablishments

Year 132 (CXXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) is completed using Cossutius' design.
The messianic, charismatic Jewish leader Simon bar Kokhba starts a war of liberation for Judea (Bar Kokhba revolt) against the Romans, which is eventually crushed (in 135) by emperor Hadrian. Rabbi Akiva is supportive of the rebellion.
The legion X Fretensis must evacuate Jerusalem, returning to Caesarea. The Jews enter the city and re-establish their system of sacrifices. They strike coins to celebrate their independence, which would last for only 30 months. The legion XXII Deiotariana, which advanced from Egypt, is completely destroyed.
Construction begins on the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome, today known as Castel Sant'Angelo.

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

Chinese scientist Zhang Heng invents the first seismometer for determining the exact cardinal direction of earthquakes hundreds of miles away; the device employs a series of complex gears around a central swinging pendulum.