Decius (disambiguation)
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Decius
was the 3rd-century emperor.
Decius may also refer to:
Decius
Trajan Decius , was Roman Emperor from 249 to 251. In the last year of his reign, he co-ruled with his son Herennius Etruscus until they were both killed in the Battle of Abrittus.-Early life and rise to power:...
was the 3rd-century emperor.
Decius may also refer to:
- Decius (gens)Decius (gens)Decius is an ancient Roman nomen; notable individuals of the gens Decia include:**Publius Decius Mus , son of Quintus, consul in 340 BC, fought the Battle of Vesuvius...
for several other Ancient Romans - Decius (Exarch), first Exarch of Ravenna 584–585
- Decius WadsworthDecius WadsworthWadsworth's cipher was a cipher invented by Decius Wadsworth, a Colonel in the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army. In 1817, he developed a progressive cipher system based on a 1790 design by Thomas Jefferson, establishing a method that was continuously improved upon and used until the end of...
, Colonel in the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army who, in 1817, created Wadsworth's cipher - Filippo DecioFilippo DecioFilippo Decio or Decius was an Italian jurist whose services were courted by European universities and rulers. He was one of the most influential representatives of the pre-Humanist scholastic ius commune tradition....
(1454–1535), Italian jurist - Tom Cross (computer security), American technology expert who works under the pseudonym Decius, from Decius Wadsworth
- Decius MetellusDecius MetellusDecius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is a fictional character created by author John Maddox Roberts, the protagonist of Roberts's SPQR series...
, fictional Roman detective in the SPQR series