Decius

Emperor (249–251) whose order of a universal sacrifice brought the first empire-wide persecution of Christians; the first emperor to fall in battle against a foreign enemy, at Abritus.

Dates

c. 201 – between June and July 251

Events

2 events

Regions

Balkans and Anatolia, Western and Central Europe

In the threads

Europe in the Roman age (1st–5th c.)

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Events

• Battle of Abritusbetween June and August 251 · Balkans and Anatolia
• Crisis of the Third CenturyMarch 235 – 20 November 284 · Western and Central Europe

Often together with

Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Decius
2. Wikipedia (Russian): Деций Траян
3. Wikidata: Q1830