235 BC


Year 235 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.

Events

By place

Roman Republic

  • In Rome, the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus does the first ever closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace.

Asia Minor

  • Under King Attalus I, Pergamum begins to build up its power and importance.

Greece

  • Aratus of Sicyon brings Megalopolis into the Achaean League.
  • The ephor, Lysander, says he has seen a sign from the gods against King Leonidas II of Sparta. Leonidas runs away to avoid his trial. While he is away, Leonidas is removed from the throne and replaced by his son-in-law, Cleomenes III.

By topic

Literature

  • A work by the Latin epic poet and dramatist Gnaeus Naevius is performed for the first time.