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Decius

201 - 251

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Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius (c. 201 – June 251), known as Trajan Decius or simply Decius, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Decius has received more than 1,441,176 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 70 in 2019). Decius is the 398th most popular politician (down from 377th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Serbia (up from 6th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Politician.

Decius was a Roman general who led the Roman army in the Battle of Abrittus in 251. He is most famous for his speech to the Roman army before the battle, in which he exhorted them to fight for their country and for the gods.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 74.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 71

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Decius ranks 398 out of 19,576. Before him are Georgy Malenkov, Abdul Hamid I, Rüstem Pasha, Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Scipio Africanus, and Ay. After him are Michael I of Romania, Selim III, Charles III of Spain, Philip I of Castile, Frederick IX of Denmark, and Priam.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 201, Decius ranks 1. After him are Diophantus, Lucifer of Cagliari, Allectus, Annia Faustina, Romanus of Caesarea, Alexander of Bergamo, Ursus of Solothurn, and Anatolius of Laodicea. Among people deceased in 251, Decius ranks 1. After him are Sima Yi, Hostilian, Herennius Etruscus, Babylas of Antioch, Herennia Etruscilla, Zosimos of Panopolis, Gaius Julius Priscus, and Alexander of Jerusalem.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Decius ranks 5 out of 661. Before him are Constantine the Great (272), Jerome (345), Odoacer (433), and Slobodan Milošević (1941). After him are Romulus Augustulus (460), Maximian (240), Licinius (263), Mileva Marić (1875), Galerius (250), Constantius II (317), and Aurelian (214).

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Among POLITICIANS In Serbia

Among politicians born in Serbia, Decius ranks 4. Before him are Constantine the Great (272), Odoacer (433), and Slobodan Milošević (1941). After him are Maximian (240), Licinius (263), Galerius (250), Constantius II (317), Aurelian (214), Constantius Chlorus (250), Peter I of Serbia (1844), and Valentinian I (321).

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