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Events 250s – Alexandria Lost City of Knowledge

Alexandria Lost City of Knowledge  Roman Empire A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date). The Goths under King Cniva invade Moesia. They cross the Danube and lay siege to Novae and Marcianopolis. Battle of Augusta Traiana: The Romans lose the battle against the Goths. The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries. An epidemic begins in Ethiopia, moves into Egypt and the Roman colonies in North Africa, and spreads through the Roman Empire (named the Plague of Cyprian, after St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage). The prosperity of Roman Britain declines during this period, as the Germanic tribes of the Franks and Saxons, whose homelands are in Friesland and the Low Countries, make raids around the southeast coast. A 15-year plague begins in the Roman Empire. The Franks cross the Rhine; the Alemanni reach Mediolanum (Milan) (disputed date). In Africa, […]

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