Roman Africa and Aksum 30 BC–AD 640

North Africa joins the Roman Empire and Aksum adopts Christianity.

Map of Africa in AD 300, during the Roman Africa and Aksum — Border map for AD 300. See the world in AD 300.

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Timeline

Year	Event	Where
AD 622	Muhammad's migration to Medina: year one of the Islamic calendar	Mecca

← Carthage, Kush and late Egypt Islam and the Ghana Empire →

Notable people of the Roman Africa and Aksum

Lived	Person
c. AD 320 – AD 360	Ezana of Aksum	King of Aksum
c. AD 570 – AD 632	Muhammad	Prophet of Islam

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.