235 BC

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Roman Republic

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

Anatolia

• 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, claims to have seen a sign from the gods against King Leonidas II of Sparta so Leonidas flees to avoid his trial. In his absence, Leonidas is deposed from the throne and replaced by his son-in-law, Cleomenes III.

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Literature

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

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