Decius
Americannoun
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The emperor Decius called for universal sacrifice in 250.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The Morgan State defense set an early tone when Carl Decius intercepted Sacred Heart’s Marquez McCray on the first play of the game.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2022
Jordan: So, in 2016, the Claremont Review of Books published this essay by an anonymous conservative writer who went by “Publius Decius Mus.”
From Slate • Aug. 20, 2020
Decius Brutus from “Julius Caesar”: If Caesar hide himself, shall they not whisper “Lo, Caesar is afraid?”
From Washington Post • Apr. 16, 2020
Decius said, "Cast away trust in thy magic, and recount to us of thy family."
From The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church Containing the Sermones Catholici, or Homilies of ?lfric, in the Original Anglo-Saxon, with an English Version. Volume I. by Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
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