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 The Kofun Period begins in Japan. The Kushan Empire collapses. The Americas Teotihuacán's rebuilt as a four-quartered cosmo… (More on 250)