Editing 32 BC

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Year '''32 BC''' was either a [[common year starting on Monday]] or [[Common year starting on Tuesday|Tuesday]] or a [[leap year starting on Sunday]], [[Leap year starting on Monday|Monday]] or [[Leap year starting on Tuesday|Tuesday]] of the [[Julian calendar]] (the sources differ, see [[Julian calendar#Leap year error|leap year error]] for further information) and a [[common year starting on Monday]] of the [[Proleptic Julian calendar]]. At the time, it was known as the '''Year of the Consulship of Ahenobarbus and Sosius''' (or, less frequently, '''year 722 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'''''). The denomination 32 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the [[Anno Domini]] [[calendar era]] became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

== Events ==
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=== By place ===

==== Roman Republic ====
* [[Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 32 BC)|Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus]] and [[Gaius Sosius]] become consuls of [[Ancient Rome|Rome]].
* Spring &ndash; [[Final War of the Roman Republic]]: [[Mark Antony]] transfers his [[headquarters]] from [[Samos]] to [[Athens]], where he assembles a [[Roman navy|fleet]] of 500 combat vessels and 300 transport ships, crewed by 150,000 men.
* [[Sparta]] under [[Caius Iulius Eurycles]], whose father Antony had been ordered to be executed for [[piracy]], declares his support for Octavian. Lappa (modern [[Argyroupoli]]) in [[Attica]] and [[Kydonia]] in [[Crete]] revolt against [[Cleopatra]].
* July &ndash; The [[Roman Senate]] declares war upon Mark Antony and [[Cleopatra VII]]. [[Augustus|Octavian Caesar]] is proclaimed [[dux]] and the West - [[Gaul|Gallic]] and [[Hispania|Spanish]] provinces, [[Africa Province|Africa]], [[Sicily]] and [[Sardinia]] - swear an [[oath]] (''[[sacramentum (oath)|sacramentum]]'') of loyalty to him. In order to assure this oath, Octavian forces the [[high priest]] of the [[Vestal Virgins]] in [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] to hand over Antony's will, which contains information about the Roman-conquered territories as kingdoms and plans to build a tomb in [[Alexandria]] for him and Cleopatra.
* Winter &ndash; Antony distributes [[garrison]]s along the west coast of [[Greece]], stations the fleet at [[Actium]] and establishes his headquarters at [[Patrae]].
* [[Zacynthus]] is held by [[Gaius Sosius]], and [[Methoni, Messenia|Methone]] ([[Messenia]]) by [[Bogud]] of the royal house of [[Mauretania]], driven into exile by his brother [[Bocchus II]].
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== Births ==
* [[Marcus Valerius Messalla Barbatus|Marcus Valerius Messalla]], Roman politician

== Deaths ==
* [[March 31]] &ndash; [[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], Roman nobleman

== References ==
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