235 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	4th century BC – 3rd century BC – 2nd century BC
Decades:	260s BC  250s BC  240s BC  – 230s BC –  220s BC  210s BC  200s BC
Years:	238 BC 237 BC 236 BC – 235 BC – 234 BC 233 BC 232 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.