Decius
Americannoun
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But during the reign of Emperor Decius in 250, official empire-wide persecution noticeably increased, reaching its height under Emperor Diocletian in 303.
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
The ten years which commence with the reign of Decius contain also two general persecutions under the Emperors Gallus and Valerianus.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
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