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Publius Decius Mus

P. Decius

also: P. Decius

A member of the Decii Mures, famed for the devotio --- the ritual self-sacrifice of a commander in battle to secure victory. Cicero cites the son's imitation of his father's devotio as an exemplum of inherited virtue.

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Mentioned in 3 works (3 total)

For Publius Sestius speeches · 1 mention
For Gaius Rabirius Postumus speeches · 1 mention
Brutus rhetoric · 1 mention

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