{"slug": "decius", "label": "Decius", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decius", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1830", "qid": "Q1830", "description": "Roman Emperor (201-251)", "entries": 7, "years": 6, "span": [201, 271], "span_label": ["201 CE", "271 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "moesia", "label": "Moesia", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "italy", "label": "Italy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pannonia", "label": "Pannonia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-legionary", "label": "Roman legionary", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "roman-empire", "label": "Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "christians", "label": "Christians", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "goths", "label": "Goths", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "dobruja", "label": "Dobruja", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria-roman-province", "label": "Syria (Roman province)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "philip-the-arab", "label": "Philip the Arab", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 201, "year_label": "201 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Decius, Roman emperor (d. 251)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288485584#Births", "title": "201", "revid": 1288485584, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 248, "year_label": "248 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The revolts of Pacatianus in Moesia and Iotapianus in Syria are put down by Senator Trajan Decius, by order of Emperor Philip the Arab.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371189423#Roman_Empire", "title": "248", "revid": 1371189423, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 249, "year_label": "249 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Trajan Decius puts down a revolt in Moesia and Pannonia. Loyal legionaries proclaim him emperor, and he leads them into Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371227182#Roman_Empire", "title": "249", "revid": 1371227182, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 250, "year_label": "250 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 3", "text": "January 3 – Decian persecution of Christians is initiated when Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to the gods of religion in ancient Rome. On January 20, Pope Fabian becomes one of the first martyrs of this persecution.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371187135#Religion", "title": "250", "revid": 1371187135, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 251, "year_label": "251 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Decius, Roman emperor (killed after the battle of Abritus)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188077#Deaths", "title": "251", "revid": 1371188077, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 251, "year_label": "251 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – Battle of Abritus: The Goths defeat Emperor Decius and his son Herennius Etruscus, on swampy ground in the Dobruja (Moesia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371188077#Roman_Empire", "title": "251", "revid": 1371188077, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}, {"year": 271, "year_label": "271 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Aurelian defeats a Gothic raid into the Balkans and then invades the Gothic homeland. Here he defeats the Goths again, killing one of their leaders, Cannabas, who may be Cniva, the Goth who had won the battle of Abritus, at which Emperor Decius was killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1347633744#Roman_Empire", "title": "271", "revid": 1347633744, "section": "Events › By place › Roman Empire"}}]}