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	Decius: trajan decius
		Jordanes records that Decius' son Herennius Etruscus was killed by an arrow early in the battle, and to cheer his men exclaimed, "Let no one mourn; the death of one soldier is not a great loss to the republic." However, his army was annihilated in this battle, and Decius slain.
		Decius was an excellent soldier, a man of amiable disposition, and a capable administrator, worthy of being classed with the best Romans of the ancient type.
		The persecution of Decius, in which Fabian, bishop of Rome is said to have been martyred, also provide the context for the seven "apostles to Gaul" of Christian history and legend.
	wikipedia.openfun.org /wiki/Decius (871 words)

	Herennius Etruscus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Herennius was very close to his father and accompanied him in 248, as a military tribune, when Decius was appointed by Philip the Arab to deal with the revolt of Pacatianus in the Danube frontier.
		Decius was successful on defeating this usurper and felt confident to begin a rebellion of his own in the following year.
		Decius survived the initial confrontation, only to be slain with the rest of the army before the end of the day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Herennius_Etruscus (393 words)

	Decius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Goths under Cniva (king of the Goths) were surprised by the emperor while besieging Nicopolis on the Danube; the Goths fled through the difficult terrain of the Balkans, but then doubled back and surprised the Romans near Beroë, sacking their camp and disbursing the troops.
		These seven bishops sent out to re-Christianize Gaul are individually discussed at their own entries: Gatien to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne, Saturnin to Toulouse, Denis to Paris, Austromoine to Clermont, and Martial to Limoges.
		Decius was also the name given to a Romulan starship in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Future Imperfect."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Trajan_Decius (896 words)

	Encyclopedia: Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		About 245 the emperor Philip the Arabian entrusted him with an important command on the Danube, and in 249 (or end of 248), having been sent to put down a revolt of the troops in Moesia and Pannonia, he was forced to assume the imperial dignity.
		During his brief reign Decius was engaged in important operations against the Goths, who crossed the Danube and overran the districts of Moesia and Thrace.
		Jordanes records that Decius' son was killed by an arrow early in the battle, and to cheer his men exclaimed, "Let no one mourn; the death of one soldier is not a great loss to the republic." However, his army was annihilated in this battle, and Decius slain.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Trajan-Decius (604 words)

	Emperor Decius: 249-251 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius then set up sacrificial commissions in all cities and villages to supervise the execution of the sacrifices and to deliver written certificates to all citizens who performed the sacrifices.
		In late AD 250, Decius followed his son Herennuis’ campaign to the front and led an attack against the Goths and defeated Kniva, the king of the Goths, but Decius’ army was severely checked.
		In midsummer of AD 251, Decius led another attack against the Goths and was defeated and killed at Abrittus in the Dobrudja, becoming the first Roman emperor to die in battle against foreign invaders.
	campus.northpark.edu /history/webchron/Mediterranean/Decius.html (623 words)

	Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius was proclaimed Emperor by the legions in July, A. 249 after having put down a rebellion by legions under Marinus on the Danube.
		Decius was popular with the soldiers because of this victory and later defeated the current Roman emperor Philip and his son, Philip II in battle near Verona in Italy.
		It was during the reign of Decius that the barbarian invasions began to dangerously threaten the empire.
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	Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius was forced to act and took his Danubian troops, traditionally the best of the empire, on a march southwards.
		On this occasion Decius adopted the name Trajanus (hence he is often referred to as 'Trajanus Decius') as an addition to his name as a sign of his intention to rule in similar fashion to the great Trajan.
		The first year of Decius' reign was taken up by re-organizing the empire, particular effort being made toward a restoration of the empire's official cults and rites.
	www.roman-empire.net /decline/decius.html (857 words)

	Roman Emperors - DIR Trajan Decius
		Decius clearly had a broader vision of what he wanted to accomplish in his reign than many of his contemporaries, and certainly he was vigorous, but he was also a man who was not sufficiently flexible when the moment called for it.
		Salisbury,F.S./Mattingly,H. "The Reign of Trajan Decius" JRS 14 (1924) 1-23.
		Decius, on being informed of the invasion, sent his son, Herennius, now elevated to the rank of Caesar, ahead to the area with the army Decius had brought with him.
	www.roman-emperors.org /decius.htm (8647 words)

	Trajan Decius
		Trajan was fortunate to have Apollodorus of Damascus in his service, who built a roadway through the Iron Gates by cantilevering it from the sheer face of the rock so that the army seemingly marched on water.
		She survived Trajan, dying probably in 121, and was honored by Hadrian with a temple, which she shared with her husband, in the great forum which the latter had built.
		When Trajan departed Rome for Antioch, in a leisurely tour of the eastern empire while his army was being mustered, he probably intended to destroy at last Parthia's capabilities to rival Rome's power and to reduce her to the status of a province (or provinces).
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		Decius was popular with the soldiers because of this victory and such momentum caused him to go on to defeat the current Roman emperor Philip I and his son Philip II, in battle near Verona in Italy.
		Decius was a highly capable military commander and swiftly defeated the Goths in battle.
		Decius thought that such new religions were responsible for the decay of Roman society and the only solution was a revival of the state religion and the worship of the old gods.
	www.johnbmcnamara.com /cpr042.htm (551 words)

	Decius (249 - 251 AD)
		Thus one of his first acts after assuming the throne was to take the name Trajan for himself and to issue an edict ordering all the inhabitants of the empire to sacrifice to the ancestral gods for the safety of the state.
		Decius' edict on sacrifices is certainly the best known of his actions, this is because it had the coincidental effect of causing serious divisions within the Christian Church.
		Decius himself may have intended this act to reaffirm the pax deorum, and to reassure people throughout the empire that the empire was still secure after the passing of the millennium.
	www.umich.edu /~classics/programs/class/cc/372/sibyl/en/Decius.html (744 words)

	Trajan Decius and Family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius could rightly claim to be an Illyrian, for that region traditionally comprised Dalmatia and the two Pannonias.
		In the time of Decius, Illyria was extremely important as a recruiting ground for soldiers, and the commanders who hailed from the region came to be known as Illyriciani.
		On some of Decius' Pannoniae issues they face in the same direction or face each other, either clasping hands or holding the same military standard, or the provinces are depicted as one woman holding a standard.
	www.sonic.net /~rbeale/mysite/TrajanDecius.htm (1679 words)

	Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius and his son (also named Decius), whom he'd raised to the rank of Caesar, headed north to once again confront the Goths.
		Meanwhile, Decius and son were having considerable success against the Goths, who were retreating, laden with as much Thracian booty as they could carry.
		Decius thought this would slow them down enough for him to catch them, and he was right -- sort of.
	www.electriciti.com /garstang/emperors/tdecius.htm (273 words)

	coins of persecutors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Trajan was responsible for the martyrdom of the famous Ignatius, the Bishop of Antioch.
		Trajan, who believed he was being poisoned, suffered a stroke and later died on August 9, 117AD.
		Decius died in battle along with his eldest son.
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	Roman Emperors - DIR Herennius Etruscus and Hostilian
		As with many third century emperors, much of the extant material on Trajan Decius and his sons is late and unreliable.
		Decius' alleged persecution of Christianity attracted little notice outside of Christian circles, nor is there any clear information connecting Herennius and Hostilian to these religious policies.
		Decius and Herennius Etruscus thus became the first Roman emperors to be killed by foreign enemies in the field of battle.
	www.roman-emperors.org /hehost.htm (1003 words)

	Persecution in the Early Church - Probe Ministries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch and pupil of the apostle John, refused and was martyred by being thrown to wild animals.
		Trajan’s ruling was carried on by the next few emperors.
		In 251 Decius died, but persecution continued as Christians were blamed for invasions by the Goths and for natural disasters.
	www.probe.org /content/view/813/77 (2862 words)

	Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Trajan Decius wurde in Bubalia (Pannonien) geboren und diente unter Philippus I. In der Zeit 234 – 248 n.
		In einer weiteren Schlacht gegen die rebellierenden Goten wurden Trajan Decius und sein älterer Sohn Herennius Etruscus getötet, nur der jüngere Sohn, Hostilian, überlebte.
		Trajan Decius ging in die Geschichte als besonders grausamer Christenverfolger ein, einer seiner Opfer war Papst Fabianus.
	www.monetaromana.de /trajandecius.htm (113 words)

	Trajan Decius, Roman Imperial Coins of, at WildWinds.com
		Trajan Decius AE27 of the Province of Dacia.
		Trajan Decius Æ 21mm of Isinda in Pisidia.
		Trajan Decius & Herrennius Etruscus, AE26 of Rhesaena in Mesopotamia.
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	Masterpieces from Ancient Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Emperor Trajan Decius Silver Double Denarius, struck 249-251 A.D. Trajan Decius was a villain famous for his persecution and killing of Christians.
		Trajan Decius was known as a terrible villain for his vigorous persecution of Christians.
		Decius and his son were both killed in a battle with the Goths in 251 A.D. Reference: CHRONICLE OF THE ROMAN EMPERORS, by Chris Scarre.
	www.aaronsgifts.com /MR016.htm (127 words)

	Trajan Decius
		Trajan Decius became emperor midway through the third century and near the beginning of the chaos that characterized the period between the relative stability of the Severans and the formation of the Tetrarchy by Diocletian.
		By the time of Decius, the coin was still struck in silver alloy of a silvery color but the weight had fallen off from the earlier issues.
		Most significant was the obverse trace of a G near Decius' mouth and the forehead to nose profile peeking out from under Decius' radiate crown.
	dougsmith.ancients.info /feac51dec.html (672 words)

	Trajan (A.D. 98-117)
		Trajan (A.D. Marcus Ulpius Trojanus held several military posts before appointment as governor of Upper Germany by Nerve who later adopted him as the heir to the throne.
		Trajan's Parthian campaign was a military victory, and there are several types with Victory that refer to this period.
		Trajan's Parthia coins are better dated by the Victory title Parthicus, taken during A.D. Coins in the Name of Trajan
	www.parthia.com /rome_trajan.htm (1647 words)

	Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius, or Trajan Decius as he is often known, was born c201 in Lower Pannonia.
		's generals, he was sent to put down the rebellion of Pacatian, but the rebels, having lost their leader, forced Decius to declare for the empire.
		Decius' reluctance to do this appears genuine, as he was threatened with death for not complying with the rebels' demands.
	www.budgetromans.com /decius.htm (117 words)

	Silver coins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius has an antonianus type with Virtus, but it has the early legend, Virtus is seated, and the reverse is the normal AVG and not AVGG as is this one.
		Trajan Decius on horse pacing l., raising r.
		As you say, Commodus' modern reputation is overly influenced by senatorial sources (and gossip) such as the HA and Dio; it seems that the military, provincials and public at large supported him rather more.
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		RÖMER RÖMISCHE KAISERZEIT Objekt-Nr.: 295 Trajan, 98 - 117 n.Chr.
		RÖMER RÖMISCHE KAISERZEIT Objekt-Nr.: 297 Trajan, 98 - 117 n.Chr.
		RÖMER RÖMISCHE KAISERZEIT Objekt-Nr.: 298 Trajan, 98 - 117 n.Chr.
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	(119) Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Gaius Messius Quintus Decius was born in Pannonia on the Danube and rose to high offices under the emperor Philip I. When the troops at the Danubian frontier revolted, Philip persuaded Decius to defend the border, and when he succeeded, his own troops proclaimed him emperor.
		He was called back to the area by a massive invasion of Goths, and he, his son, and a large part of his army were killed in battle there in A.D. Decius' portraits are among the most expressive of the period.
		He is depicted as a military man, with short, stipled hair and beard, but his face, with its deeply lined forehead and sunken eyes, conveys the strain and anxiety of the times.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/119.html (233 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Decius
		In the administration of the internal affairs of the empire, Decius showed himself to be an unstatesmanlike theorist.
		Such sweeping reforms necessarily brought into prominence the growing power of the Christian Church, and made it clear that any attempt to realize or enforce the absolutism of earlier Roman politics must necessarily be futile as long as any considerable body of citizens professing the Christian creed was allowed the free exercise of their religion.
		The scope of the anti-Christian legislation of Decius was broader than that of his predecessors and much more far-reaching in its effects.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/04666a.htm (735 words)

	LookSmart - Directory - Trajan Decius (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Trajan Decius - Find biographies that review the life, military career and reign of the emperor Trajan Decius.
		Contains a short overview of Decius' reign as Roman emperor and describes his ferocious anti-Christian policies.
		Learn about the Emperor Decius, who was later known as Trajan, and whose exploits are celebrated on Trajan's column in Rome.
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		This and the Pannoniae reverse above, were the only issues by Trajan Decius to honor providences.
		Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, AR (silver) Antoninianus (double denarius), 5.37 gm, 23 mm, Sear-2730, RSC-17
		Herennia Etruscilla, wife of Trajan Decius, AR (silver) Antoninianus (double denarius), 3.96 gm, 20x22 mm, Sear-2730, RSC-17
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	History of the Christian Church, Volume II: Ante-Nicene Christianity. A.D. 100-325. (v.iv.xi) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Decius Trajan (249–251), an earnest and energetic emperor, in whom the old Roman spirit once more awoke, resolved to root out the church as an atheistic and seditious sect, and in the year 250 published an edict to all the governors of the provinces, enjoining return to the pagan state religion under the heaviest penalties.
		This was the signal for a persecution which, in extent, consistency, and cruelty, exceeded all before it.
		Under Gallus (251–253) the persecution received a fresh impulse thorough the incursions of the Goths, and the prevalence of a pestilence, drought, and famine.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/hcc2.v.iv.xi.html (791 words)

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