Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC

Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC

Years: 240 BC 239 BC 238 BC 237 BC 236 BC - 235 BC - 234 BC 233 BC 232 BC 231 BC 230 BC

Events

• In Rome, the consul Titus Manlius Torquatus presides over the first closing of the gates of the Temple of Janus, signifying peace.
• Cleomenes III becomes King of Sparta
• Megalopolis joins the Achaean League.
• First performance of a work by Latin epic poet and dramatist Gnaeus Naevius

Births

Deaths

• Han Feizi