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==== Roman Empire ====
* A group of [[Franks]] penetrate as far as [[Tarragona]] in [[Hispania|Spain]] (approximate date).
* The [[Goths]] under King [[Cniva]] invade [[Moesia]]. They cross the [[Danube]] and lay siege to [[Novae (fortress)|Novae]] and [[Marcianopolis]].
* [[Battle of Augusta Traiana]]: The Romans lose the battle against the Goths.
* Cniva lays siege to [[Battle of Philippopolis (250)|Philippopolis]] (modern [[Plovdiv]]). After a long resistance, Cniva conquers the city and slays its one hundred thousand inhabitants.
* 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 Berber Africa|Roman colonies in North Africa]], and spreads through the [[Roman Empire]] (named the [[Plague of Cyprian]], after [[Cyprian|St. Cyprian]], bishop of [[Carthage]]).