Publius Decius Mus (339–294 BCE)

Born 339 BCE, died 294 BCE.

Publius Decius Mus (died 295 BC), of the plebeian gens Decia, was a Roman consul in the years 312 BC, 308 BC, 297 BC and 295 BC. He was a member of a family that was renowned for sacrificing themselves on the battlefield for Rome.

Text from the Wikipedia article Publius_Decius_Mus_(consul_312_BC), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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