Person201–251
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.)
Events
- Battle of Abritusbetween June and August 251 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Crisis of the Third CenturyMarch 235 – 20 November 284 · Western and Central Europe