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Events

By Place

Roman Empire

Africa

Asia

The Americas

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

Births

Deaths

Events

By Place

Roman Empire

★ A group of Franks penetrate as far as Tarragona in Spain (approximate date).

★ The Goths invade Moesia.

★ The Alamanni drive the Romans from the modern area of Donau-Ries.

★ An epidemic of the Plague begins in Egypt and spreads through the Roman Empire.

Africa

★ The Kingdom of Aksum (Axum) takes control of commerce on the Red Sea.

Asia

★ Kofun Period begins in Japan.

★ Kushan empire collapses.

The Americas

★ Teotihuacán is rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmogram by Zapotec architects brought from Monte Albán in Oaxaca.

By Topic

Arts and Sciences

★ Diophantus writes ''Arithmetica'', the first systematic treatise on algebra.

Births

★ Maximian, Roman emperor (approximate date).

★ Galerius, Roman emperor, (approximate date).

★ Constantius Chlorus, Roman emperor and father of Constantine the Great (approximate date).

★ Licinius, Roman emperor (approximate date)

★ Arius, Christian priest and founder of Arianism (approximate date).

★ Zuo Si

Deaths

★ January 20 — Pope Fabian.

★ Ambrose of Alexandria, Christian writer (approximate date)

★ Saint Denise

★ Nagarjuna, the founder of Mahayana "Great Vehicle"

★ Zhu Ju, general of Wu

★ Wang Ling, general of Wei