Northern Africa, 11 Jan 280: Probus’ Blemmyan War
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Political map of Northern Africa on 11 Jan 280 (Africa and Rome in Crisis: Probus’ Blemmyan War), showing the following events: Probus–Florian War; Kushano-Sasanian Empire; Julius Saturninus; Probus’ Blemmyan War.

R o m a n E m p i r e

N o r t h w e s t e r n

B a n t u

Sasanian
Persian
Empire

N i l o t i c

p e o p l e s

E a s t e r n
B a n t u

Sao
civilization

C u s h i t i c

p e o p l e s

W e s t e r n
B a n t u

Empire of
Aksum

C h a d i c p e o p l e s

A t l a n t i c

↓Rhapta(Ḥim.)

Arabia(R. imp.)

Albania(Per. vas.)

(Azores)(uninh.)

Gorgades?
(Cape Verde)(uninh.)

(Madeira)(uninh.)

Fortunate Islands?(uncon.)

Africa Proconsularis(R. sen.)

Crete
&
Cyrenaica(R. sen.)

Mauretania
Tingitana(R. imp.)

Discorida(Ḥaḑ.)

Bosporus(R. client)

Corsica
&
Sardinia

Tanukhid
K.(R. client)

Goths(R. client)

Lakhmid K.(Per. vas.)

Bithynia
& Pontus

Mauretania
Caesariensis(R. imp.)

Kushano-
Sasanian
Empire

Numidia(R. imp.)

Phrygia
& Caria

Lycia &
Pamphylia

Sarapion(Ḥim.)

Rhysaddir?(M.T.)

Aug–Sep 276Probus defeats
Florian in Cilicia

277?Kushano-Sasanians
break away from Persia

278?Saturninus
in revolt in
Syria and Egypt

279?–280?Blemmyes invade
southern Egypt

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