Decius (consul 529)
Flavius Decius was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire. A member of the Decia gens, he was appointed Consul Ordinarius for 529 without colleague.
Decius was the son of Basilius Venantius, and brother of Decius Paulinus ; according to Alan Cameron and Diane Schauer, Decius had at least one additional brother who was appointed to the consulate.
In December 546 Decius is attested as patricius in Rome. That same month, when the King of the Ostrogoths, Totila, overcame the Byzantine defences and entered the city, Decius along with Rufius Petronius Nicomachus Cethegus, the president of the Senate, and Anicius Faustus Albinus Basilius fled Rome with general Bessas.
