Year 35 (AD 35) — calendar year of the Roman Empire
AD 35 was a common year of the Julian calendar, known in Rome by the consulship of Gallus and Nonianus; this article explains its dating, context in the Roman world, and how such years are recorded.
The year 35 (AD 35) falls in the early 1st century. In the framework of the Julian calendar it was a common year that, by modern correlation, began on a Saturday. Contemporary Romans usually referred to the year by the names of the two consuls in office; for AD 35 sources use the designation the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Nonianus, while later Christian chroniclers converted such dates into the Anno Domini system.
Calendar and dating
The Julian calendar, introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE, defined a common year as having 365 days and a leap year as 366 days on a four‑year cycle. Descriptions like "common year starting on Saturday" are modern reconstructions made by aligning ancient calendars with astronomical tables. Romans themselves most often identified years by consuls, by regnal years of emperors, or by important events.
Roman political context
AD 35 lies within the reign of Emperor Tiberius. Political authority continued to be exercised through imperial institutions and the Senate, and public records preserved lists of magistrates such as consuls. The consulship of Gallus and Nonianus is the standard chronological marker found in surviving lists and inscriptions.
Broader world
Although Roman sources dominate surviving records for the Mediterranean, other regions had their own chronologies. In East Asia, the Han dynasty maintained annals and court records that serve as parallel chronologies. Regional kingdoms, nomadic states, and local polities across Africa and Asia produced events that are harder to tie to a single numbered year except through later historical synthesis.
Notable aspects and uses
- Consular dating: Romans named years after the two consuls in office; historians rely on consular lists to fix dates.
- Calendar correlation: modern scholars align the Julian calendar with astronomical data to determine weekday starts and leap‑year placement (Julian calendar).
- Source types: dating comes from inscriptions, contemporary chronicles, legal texts and later histories that preserve official lists.
- Legacy: these conventions underpin later medieval chronologies and modern historical timelines.
Because surviving narratives for any single year in antiquity are often sparse, AD 35 is best understood as a point within larger political and cultural continuities rather than as a year defined by a cluster of universally attested events. For further reference on calendar systems and Roman consular lists see general treatments of ancient chronology and institutional history (35, 1st century, Julian calendar).
Questions and answers
Q: What is 35 in relation to the 1st century?
A: 35 is a year in the 1st century.
Q: When did the year 35 start?
A: The year 35 started on a Saturday according to the Julian calendar.
Q: What was 35 known as during that time?
A: 35 was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallus and Nonianus.
Q: What kind of calendar was used during the time of 35?
A: The Julian calendar was used during the time of 35.
Q: Was 35 a leap year?
A: The text does not indicate whether or not 35 was a leap year.
Q: Who were Gallus and Nonianus?
A: Gallus and Nonianus were the consuls during the Year of the Consulship in 35.
Q: What is the significance of the Year of the Consulship?
A: The significance of the Year of the Consulship is not stated in the text.
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