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Herennius Etruscus was the elder son and heir of Trajan Decius, whom he accompanied in the campaigns against the Goths under Cniva in 250-251. Unfortunately, Herennius was struck down by an enemy arrow in the Battle of Abritus, to which his father reportedly reacted by addressing his troops with the words Let no one mourn. The death of one soldier is not a great loss to the Republic! [Jord. 103].
While this in all likelihood is a later legend, the lost Battle of Abritus, which eventually saw the death of both Decius and Etruscus, was a turning point in the history of the Danube provinces, leading to a period of instability that was only gradually overcome under Claudius II Gothicus and Aurelian in the late 260s and early 270s.
While this in all likelihood is a later legend, the lost Battle of Abritus, which eventually saw the death of both Decius and Etruscus, was a turning point in the history of the Danube provinces, leading to a period of instability that was only gradually overcome under Claudius II Gothicus and Aurelian in the late 260s and early 270s.
