35 BC

35 BC in various calendars

Gregorian calendar	35 BC XXXV BC
Ab urbe condita	719
Ancient Egypt era	XXXIII dynasty, 289
- Pharaoh	Cleopatra VII, 17
Ancient Greek Olympiad (summer)	186th Olympiad, year 2
Assyrian calendar	4716
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−628 – −627
Berber calendar	916
Buddhist calendar	510
Burmese calendar	−672
Byzantine calendar	5474–5475
Chinese calendar	乙酉年 (Wood  Rooster) 2663 or 2456     — to — 丙戌年 (Fire  Dog) 2664 or 2457
Coptic calendar	−318 – −317
Discordian calendar	1132
Ethiopian calendar	−42 – −41
Hebrew calendar	3726–3727
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	22–23
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	3066–3067
Holocene calendar	9966
Iranian calendar	656 BP – 655 BP
Islamic calendar	676 BH – 675 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	35 BC XXXV BC
Korean calendar	2299
Minguo calendar	1946 before ROC 民前1946年
Nanakshahi calendar	−1502
Seleucid era	277/278 AG
Thai solar calendar	508–509
Tibetan calendar	ཤིང་མོ་བྱ་ལོ་ (female Wood-Bird) 92 or −289 or −1061     — to — མེ་ཕོ་ཁྱི་ལོ་ (male Fire-Dog) 93 or −288 or −1060

Year 35 BC was either a common year starting on Thursday or Friday or a leap year starting on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of the Julian calendar (the sources differ, see leap year error for further information)^{[ citation needed ]} and a common year starting on Thursday of the Proleptic Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Cornificius and Sextus (or, less frequently, year 719 Ab urbe condita ). The denomination 35 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events

By place

Parthian Empire

• Phraates IV ascended the Parthian throne after eliminating his father Orodes II and several royal rivals. The Mahestan (the noble council of the Parthian Empire) initially opposed his rise due to concerns about his violent methods. However, Phraates IV consolidated power by executing or exiling many council members, significantly weakening the influence of the Mahestan. ^[1]

Roman Republic

• Illyria becomes a Roman province. Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian conducts a rendezvous with the Roman fleet under Marcus Vipsanius, which is engaged in clearing the Dalmatian coast of piracy. ^[2]
• Pannonia is attacked by Octavian Caesar, who conquers and sacks the stronghold Siscia (Sisak) of the Segestani, which is taken after a 30-day siege. The country is not definitely subdued, however, until 9 BC.
• Sextus Pompeius defeats the governor of Asia, Gaius Furnius, with three legions and seizes Nicaea and Nicomedia (modern Izmit).
• Marcus Titius arrives in Syria with a large army and marches to Asia Minor. Sextus is caught in Miletus and executed without trial. ^[3]

India

• Azes I, Indo-Scythian ruler, completes the domination of the Scythians in northern India.

Deaths

• Aristobulus III, high priest of Judea (drowned) (b. 53 BC) ^[4]
• Sextus Pompeius, Roman general (executed) (b. 67 BC) ^[3]

References

1. "Fundamentals of the Parthian Statehood". Parthava. May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
2. Šašel Kos, Marjeta (2012). "The Role of the Navy in Octavian's Illyrian War (35–33 BC)" (PDF). Histria Antiqua. 21. Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar: 121–130. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
3. "Sextus Pompey". Oxford Reference.
4. "Aristobulus III". Jewish Encyclopedia.