235 BC
year
Year 235 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar.
Events change
By place change
Roman Republic change
- In Rome, the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus does the first ever closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace.
Asia Minor change
Greece change
- 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 change
Literature change
- A work by the Latin epic poet and dramatist Gnaeus Naevius is performed for the first time.