235 BC
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millennium
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238
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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.