Editing Decius (section)

===Reviving the censorship===
Either as a concession to the Senate, or perhaps with the idea of improving public morality, Decius endeavoured to revive the separate office and authority of the [[Roman censor|censor]]. He left the choice of candidate to the Senate, who unanimously selected [[Valerian (emperor)|Valerian]] (the future emperor). Seeing the office as difficult and potentially dangerous, Valerian declined it. The invasion of the [[Goths]] and Decius's death put an end to the abortive attempt.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911 |inline=1 |wstitle=Decius, Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus |volume=7 |page=913}}</ref>