Map of Africa in 400 AD (400 CE)
In 400 CE the atlas maps 4 states and empires with territory in Africa. The largest by mapped territory was Western Roman Empire, at about 2.13M km², followed by Eastern Roman Empire. The map below is set to 400 CE; the table lists every state shown, with the modern countries its borders covered.
- States Mapped
- 4
- Largest
- 2.13M km²
- Modern Countries Covered
- 42
- Longest Established
- 50 BCE – 400 CE
Map of Africa in 400 CE
Borders are drawn for 400 CE. Drag the timeline to move to another year.
The Major Powers of 400 CE
Western Roman Empire
395–475 CEIn modern historiography, the Western Roman Empire was the Roman Empire's western provinces collectively during any period in which they were administered separately from the eastern provinces by a separate, independent imperial court. Particularly from AD 395 to 476, there were separate, coequal courts dividing the governance of the empire into western and eastern provinces with a distinct imperial succession in the separate courts.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 2.13M km²
Eastern Roman Empire
395–632 CEThe Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Eastern part of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 1.76M km²
Alodia
347–1506 CEAlodia, also known as Alwa, was a medieval kingdom in what is now central Sudan. Its capital was the city of Soba, located near modern-day Khartoum at the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 123,780 km²
Kingdom of Axum
50 BCE – 946 CEThe Kingdom of Aksum, or the Aksumite Empire, was a kingdom in the Horn of Africa and South Arabia from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages, based in what is now Eritrea and Northern Ethiopia, and spanning present-day Djibouti, Sudan, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Emerging from the earlier Dʿmt civilization, the kingdom was founded in the 1st century.
Mapped extent in 400 CE: 97,004 km²
Descriptions are the opening of each state's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0).
States and Empires in 400 CE
4 mapped, largest territory first. Dates are the span of each state's mapped borders.
| # | State | Mapped area | Dates | Modern countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Roman Empire | 2.13M km² | 395–475 CE | Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain and 18 more |
| 2 | Eastern Roman Empire | 1.76M km² | 395–632 CE | Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Romania, Jordan and 12 more |
| 3 | Alodia | 123,780 km² | 347–1506 CE | Sudan |
| 4 | Kingdom of Axum | 97,004 km² | 50 BCE – 946 CE | Ethiopia, Eritrea |
400 CE by Region
400 CE: Quick Answers
- What empires and states existed in Africa in 400 CE?
- The atlas maps 4 states in Africa in 400 CE. The largest by mapped territory were Western Roman Empire, Eastern Roman Empire, Alodia, Kingdom of Axum.
- What was the largest empire in Africa in 400 CE?
- Western Roman Empire had the largest mapped territory among states present in Africa in 400 CE, about 2.13M km², followed by Eastern Roman Empire (1.76M km²). Areas are measured from the mapped borders and are approximate.
- What did the map of Africa look like in 400 AD?
- In 400 CE the map of Africa was divided between 4 mapped states and empires. Western Roman Empire held the largest territory, followed by Eastern Roman Empire. Their borders covered parts of 42 present-day countries.
- How many states are shown on the map for 400 CE?
- 4. The map shows the states recorded in the atlas's dated border dataset for that year; states and peoples absent from that dataset are not shown.