Publius Decius Mus (Consul 279 BC)

Publius Decius Mus († 279 BC at Asculum ?) Was a politician of the Roman Republic and consul in 279 BC. Chr.

He suffered in 279 BC In the battle of Asculum a defeat against Pyrrhus . Like his grandfather and father , he is said to have sacrificed his life in battle through devotio . Tradition is very uncertain that he was born in 265 BC. Chr. Suffektkonsul was what the devotio can -Handlung appear all the more implausible.

literature

Hans Georg Gundel : Decius I. 7. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, column 1411.
Friedrich Münzer : Decius 17 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IV, 2, Stuttgart 1901, Col. 2284-2286.

Remarks

^ So Marcus Tullius Cicero , de finibus 2, 61; Tusculanae disputationes 1, 89. Other sources ( Cassius Dio , following him Zonaras ) state that he only considered devotio .

personal data
SURNAME	Decius Mus, Publius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mus, Publius Decius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Roman consul 279 BC Chr.
DATE OF BIRTH	4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 279 BC Chr.
Place of death	unsure: at Asculum

[1] So Marcus Tullius Cicero , de finibus 2, 61; Tusculanae disputationes 1, 89. Other sources ( Cassius Dio , following him Zonaras ) state that he only considered devotio .