# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/decius
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:23:36.288Z

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description: "The emperor who made martyrs compulsory. Decius ordered the first empire-wide hunt for Christians — not for sport but to force every subject to prove their loyalty with a sacrifice. It killed a pope and made refusal a death sentence."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius was a respected politician under Philip the Arab until his troops proclaimed him emperor in 249 after he crushed a rebellion in Moesia. He marched on Philip, killed him near Verona, and the Senate confirmed him. Once in power, Decius tried to shore up the Roman state through religion, launching the Decian persecution — a systematic campaign that executed prominent Christians including Pope Fabian. In his final year he elevated his son Herennius Etruscus to co-rule. In June 251, the Goths cut both their reigns short at the Battle of Abritus, where father and son died together.