The Black Death is a specific outbreak of bubonic plague that hit Europe and parts of Asia and Africa in the middle of the 14th century. The Black Death started in Asia, but w…e do not know exactly when. It spread into Europe in 1347, and continued to spread until 1351. It usually lasted for a few months in the areas it, but in some places hung on for up to two years, so it might have be epidemic in some areas as late as 1353. The bubonic plague broke out many times in Europe after the Black Death.