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Publius Decius Mus

400 BC - 279 BC

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Publius Decius Mus was Roman consul in 279 BC and suffect consul in 265. A plebeian, his colleague in his ordinary consulship of 279 was the patrician Publius Sulpicius Saverrio. The two consuls fought a joint campaign against Pyrrhus of Epirus as part of the Pyrrhic War. They engaged Pyrrhus near Asculum with about equal forces of 40,000 men and in the resulting battle were defeated. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Publius Decius Mus is the 12,554th most popular politician (up from 13,461st in 2019), the 3,095th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,358th in 2019) and the 767th most popular Italian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Publius Decius Mus ranks 12,554 out of 19,576Before him are Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, Ben-Hadad III, Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai, Marcus Valerius Laevinus, Adelaide of Holland, and Nicolò Donato. After him are Prince Mochihito, Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Kaʻahumanu, Song Si-yeol, and Zoskales.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Publius Decius Mus ranks 106Before him are Orontes III, Cephisodotus the Younger, Anniceris, Marsyas of Pella, Alexander of Lyncestis, and Attalus. After him are Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Kidinnu, Leosthenes, Eudamidas I, Nicaea of Macedon, and Arsites. Among people deceased in 279 BC, Publius Decius Mus ranks 6Before him are Ptolemy Keraunos, Stilpo, Brennus, Meleager, and Antipater Etesias.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Publius Decius Mus ranks 3,095 out of 5,161Before him are Aldo Boffi (1915), Asia Argento (1975), Attilio Nicora (1937), Pierfrancesco Favino (1969), Domenico Montagnana (1686), and Nicolò Donato (1539). After him are Francesca Cuzzoni (1696), Giuseppe Petrocchi (1948), Scilla Gabel (1938), Luigi Zampa (1905), Stefania Casini (1948), and Giuseppe Tucci (1894).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Publius Decius Mus ranks 767Before him are Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara (1247), Francesco Venier (1489), Marino Morosini (1181), Reniero Zeno (1250), Alvise Contarini (1601), and Nicolò Donato (1539). After him are Ernest von Koerber (1850), Gaius Fabricius Luscinus (-250), Orio Mastropiero (1150), Lorenzo Celsi (1310), Marcus Plautius Silvanus (null), and Francesco Loredan (1685).