Decius
τὸ τερπνὸν παρεμπορεύομαι → yield delight besides instruction, mix business with pleasure
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Dĕcĭus: a.
I An ancient Italian praenomen: Decius Magius, Liv. 23, 7, 10; Vell. 2, 16, 2 al.—
II The name of an eminent plebeian gens at Rome. Its bestknown members were the two Decii (P. Decius Mus, father and son), who, as consuls, voluntarily devoted themselves to death to save their country (the former, in the Latin war, at Veseris, B.C. 340, the latter, in the Samnite war, at Sentinum, B.C. 295), Liv. 8, 9; 10, 27 sq.; Val. Max. 1, 7, 3; 5, 6, 5 sq.; Flor. 1, 14, 3; 1, 17, 7; Cic. Off. 2, 4, 16; id. Div. 1, 24, 51; id. Fin. 2, 19, 61; id. de Sen. 13, 43; Prop. 3, 11, 62 (4, 10, 62 M.). —Genit.: Deci, id. 4 (5), 1, 45. Cicero also mentions the grandson, who devoted himself at Asculum in the war against Pyrrhus, B.C. 279, Cic. Tusc. 1, 37, 89; id. Fin. 2, 19, 61 fin.—Hence,
1 Dĕcius, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Decius, lex, of P. Decius Mus, Liv. 9, 30.—
2 Dĕcĭānus, a, um, of or belonging to Decius: exercitus (i. e. of the second Decius), Liv. 10, 31.—
III An artist at Rome, B.C. 56, Plin. 34, 7, 18, § 44.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Dĕcĭus,⁹ ĭī, m. et Dĕcĭī, ĭōrum, m., Décius, les Décius [nom de trois illustres Romains qui se dévouèrent pour la patrie : Cic. Off. 3, 16 ; Liv. 8, 9, 1 ; 10, 28, 12 || Décius Magius, citoyen de Capoue : Liv. 23, 10, 3 || Dèce, empereur romain || -cĭus, a, um, de P. Décius Mus : Liv. 9, 30.
Latin > German (Georges)
Decius, a, um, Name einer röm. gens, aus der am berühmtesten die beiden Decii (P. Decius Mus, Vater u. Sohn), die sich als Konsuln zur Rettung des Vaterlandes (der Vater im Latinerkriege, i. J. 340 v. Chr., der Sohn im Samniterkriege, i. J. 295 v. Chr.) freiwillig dem Tode weihten, Liv. 8, 9, 1 sqq.; 10, 28, 6 sqq. Cic. Tusc. 1, 89: devotio P. Decii consulis, Liv. 9, 10, 3: Deciorum devotio, Min. Fel. 7, 3: Deciorum devotiones, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 16: u. so Plur. Decii außerdem bei Cic. Sest. 143. Verg. georg. 2, 169. Sen. contr. 9, 25, 9. Claud. Probr. et Olybr. cons. 147. Augustin. de civ. dei 5, 14. – Dav. Deciānus, a, um, decisch, exercitus, des Decius (des Sohnes), Liv. 10, 31, 3.
Wikipedia EN
Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius (c. 201 – June 251), known as Trajan Decius or simply Decius (/ˈdiːʃiəs/), was Roman emperor from 249 to 251.
A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was proclaimed emperor by his troops after putting down a rebellion in Moesia. In 249, he defeated and killed Philip near Verona and was recognized as emperor by the Senate afterwards. During his reign, he attempted to strengthen the Roman state and its religion, leading to the Decian persecution, where a number of prominent Christians (including Pope Fabian) were put to death. In the last year of his reign, Decius co-ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus, until they were both killed by the Goths in the Battle of Abritus.
