Magnus Decentius (died 18 August 353) was caesar of the Western Roman Empire from 350 to 353, under his brother Magnentius. Nothing is known of Decentius prior...
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Magnentius had already moved east over the spring, and appointed his brother Decentius as caesar to control Gaul during his absence. In the East, Constantius...
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Decentius (fl. 360–365) was an officer of the Roman Empire; he played a role in the acclamation of Julian as emperor against Constantius II in Paris (360)...
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toponym Desenzano is supposed to derive from the Latin name of persona Decentius, the alleged owner of the fourth-century Roman farm and villa of which...
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the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magnentius and Decentius (or, less frequently, year 1106 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 353...
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352 with Magnus Decentius Caesar Paulus Fl. Iulius Constantius Augustus V Succeeded by Magnus Magnentius Augustus II, Magnus Decentius Caesar II, Fl. Iulius...
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calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Decentius and Paulus (or, less frequently, year 1105 Ab urbe condita). The denomination...
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Dalmatius 18 September 335 June/Aug. 337 murdered Constantine I Nephew Decentius July/August 350 18 August 353 committed suicide Magnentius (West) Brother...
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coinage. Nicholas Baker-Brian also observed how Magnentius sent his brother Decentius to defend the region after Constans had neglected it, writing that, "it...
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seems favoured especially by usurpers, such as Carausius, Magnentius and Decentius. Even Theoderic the Great, the king of the Ostrogoths in Italy (r. 493–526)...
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