32 BC

Millennium:	1st millenniumBC
Centuries:	2nd centuryBC 1st centuryBC 1st century
Decades:	50sBC 40sBC 30sBC 20sBC 10sBC
Years:	35BC 34BC 33BC 32BC 31BC 30BC 29BC

32 BC in variouscalendars

Gregorian calendar	32 BC XXXII BC
Ab urbe condita	722
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIIIdynasty,292
- Pharaoh	Cleopatra VII,20
Ancient Greek era	187thOlympiad(victor)¹
Assyrian calendar	4719
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−624
Berber calendar	919
Buddhist calendar	513
Burmese calendar	−669
Byzantine calendar	5477–5478
Chinese calendar	Mậu tửNiên (EarthRat) 2666 or 2459 — to — Kỷ sửu niên (EarthOx) 2667 or 2460
Coptic calendar	−315 – −314
Discordian calendar	1135
Ethiopian calendar	−39 – −38
Hebrew calendar	3729–3730
Hindu calendars
-Vikram Samvat	25–26
-Shaka Samvat	N/A
-Kali Yuga	3069–3070
Holocene calendar	9969
Iranian calendar	653 BP – 652 BP
Islamic calendar	673 BH – 672 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	32 BC XXXII BC
Korean calendar	2302
Minguo calendar	1943 beforeROC Dân tiền 1943 niên
Nanakshahi calendar	−1499
Seleucid era	280/281AG
Thai solar calendar	511–512
Tibetan calendar	Dương thổ thử niên (male Earth-Rat) 95 or −286 or −1058 — to — Âm thổ ngưu niên (female Earth-Ox) 96 or −285 or −1057

Year32 BCwas either acommon year starting on MondayorTuesdayor aleap year starting on Sunday,MondayorTuesday(link will display the full calendar) of theJulian calendar(the sources differ, seeleap year errorfor further information) and acommon year starting on Mondayof theProleptic Julian calendar.At the time, it was known as theYear of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Sosius(or, less frequently,year 722Ab urbe condita). The denomination 32 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when theAnno Dominicalendar erabecame the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

• Gnaeus Domitius AhenobarbusandGaius Sosiusbecome consuls ofRome.
• Spring –Final War of the Roman Republic:Mark Antonytransfers hisheadquartersfromSamostoAthens,where he assembles afleetof 500 combat vessels and 300 transport ships, crewed by 150,000 men.
• SpartaunderCaius Iulius Eurycles,whose father Antony had been ordered to be executed forpiracy,declares his support for Octavian. Lappa (modernArgyroupoli) inAtticaandKydoniainCreterevolt againstCleopatra.
• July – TheRoman Senatedeclares war upon Mark Antony andCleopatra VII.Octavian Caesaris proclaimedduxand the West -GallicandSpanishprovinces,Africa,SicilyandSardinia- swear anoath(sacramentum) of loyalty to him. In order to assure this oath, Octavian forces thehigh priestof theVestal VirginsinRometo hand over Antony's will, which contains information about the Roman-conquered territories as kingdoms and plans to build a tomb inAlexandriafor him and Cleopatra.
• Winter – Antony distributesgarrisonsalong the west coast ofGreece,stations the fleet atActiumand establishes his headquarters atPatrae.
• Zacynthusis held byGaius Sosius,andMethone(Messenia) byBogudof the royal house ofMauretania,driven into exile by his brotherBocchus II.

Births

• Marcus Valerius Messalla,Roman politician

Deaths

• March 31–Titus Pomponius Atticus,Roman nobleman