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Decius Mus
Decius
Either of the Decii (father and son), Roman commanders who ritually 'devoted' themselves to death in battle to win victory for Rome; Seneca's type of the man who does not fear death.
Reading notes
- On Benefits §4.27.2 Decius
The Decii, Roman commanders who 'devoted' themselves to death in battle for victory — the proverbial type of the man who does not fear death.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius §7.67.9 Decius
Publius Decius Mus, who in 340 BC formally 'devoted' himself (the ritual devotio, vowing his own life to the gods of the underworld) and charged to his death to win victory for Rome; his son repeated the act at Sentinum in 295 BC.