AD 135

Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year nav Template:M1 year in topic Year 135 (CXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lupercus and Atilianus (or, less frequently, year 888 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 135 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

By place

Roman Empire

• A Jewish diaspora begins, as Emperor Hadrian bars Jews from Jerusalem, and has survivors of the massacre dispersed across the Roman Empire. Many join Mediterranean ports.Template:Citation needed
• Jerusalem is renamed Colonia Aelia Capitolina, in honor of Hadrian. Legio VI Ferrata rebuilds the legionary fortress in the city, and constructs a Roman temple at Golgotha.Template:Citation needed
• An altar to Jupiter is erected, on the site of the Temple in Jerusalem.Template:Citation needed
• Canopus, Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, is finished.Template:Citation needed
• Alans threaten Cappadocia; they are repulsed by Arrian.

Asia

• Last (4th) year of Yangjia era of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

By topic

Religion

• Marcus (or Mahalia) becomes bishop of Jerusalem (d. 156)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Births

• Judah ha-Nasi, Talmudic scholar (according to Jewish tradition, he was born the same day Rabbi Akiva died a martyr's death) (d. 217)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sanabares, Indo-Parthian king (d. 160)

Deaths

• Epictetus, Greek Stoic philosopher (b. AD 50)
• Rabbi Akiva, Jewish scholar and sage (b. AD 50)Template:Citation needed
• Rabbi Ishmael, Jewish scholar and lawmakerTemplate:Citation needed
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