Evidence of fire destruction found in several structures aligns with historical records mentioning the Gothic incursion into the region during the reign of Emperor Decius, suggesting the ...

Some of the coins found. Credit: Sirma Alexandrova The evidence of fire destruction found in several structures aligns with historical records mentioning the Gothic incursion into the region during ...

Agatha was ruthlessly tortured and martyred under the Roman Emperor Decius in the third century and credited after her death with saving her home town of Catania.

When faced with an order by the Emperor Decius to burn incense before images of Roman deities and the Emperor himself, thereby solidifying their allegiance to Roman power, many of these earliest ...

Corruption and emperor assassinations were not rare ... It was only in the middle of the 3rd century when traditionalist emperors Decius (249-251) and Valerian (253-260) campaigned to promote Roman ...

He was a warm and generous man whose gifts were to be sorely needed. In 250 AD, the Emperor Decius unleashed a new wave of persecution against the Church. All citizens had to obtain a certificate ...