DECIUS, GAIUS MESSIUS QUINTUS TRAJANUS


Meaning of DECIUS, GAIUS MESSIUS QUINTUS TRAJANUS in English

born с 201, Budalia, Pannonia Inferior

died June 251, Abrittus, Moesia

Roman emperor (249–251).

Of uncertain origins, he served as senator, consul, and provincial military commander before taking the throne from Philip the Arabian. He resisted the Gothic invasion of Moesia and instituted the first organized persecution of Christians throughout the empire (250), which only served to strengthen the Christian cause. He ended the persecutions in 251, shortly before he was defeated and killed by the Goths .

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