Decius attacks the Goths under Cniva to avenge his son and is killed in battle at Abritus.

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Related Conflict :	Battle of Abritus
Perpetrator (Person) :	Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: attack, Direct Consequence: death
Perpetrator (Group) :	Roman Army of Decius Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Person) :	Cniva Origin: Gothic, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Gothic, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: fight back, Direct Consequence: victory
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Jordanes, De origine actibusque Getarum 18, 103Jordanes De origine actibusque Getarum 18, 103 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Abritus (Razgrad)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 3
Year :	A.D. 251
Context :	war/military campaign battle regicide
Motivation :	tactical/strategical emotional
Long-Term Consequence :	coronation/inauguration
Original Text :	venientesque ad confluctum ilico Decuu filium sagitta saucium crudeli funere confodiunt. quod pater animadvertens licet ad confortandos animos militum fertur dixisse: 'nemo tristetur: perditio unius 'militis non est rei publicae deminution', tamen, paterno affectu non ferens, hostes invadit, aut mortem aut ultionem fili exposcens, veniensque ad Abritto Moesiae civitatem circumseptus a Gothis et ipse extinguitur imperii finem vitaeque terminum faciens.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Jordanes: De orgine actibusque Getarum. In: Iordanis Romana et Getica (MGH. Auct. ant. 5,1), pub. by Theodor Mommsen, Berlin 1882, p.53-138.
Remark :	context: For the death of Decius' son, please refer to: "Goths under Cniva kill Herennius Etruscus with an arrow in battle at Abritus."
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