 
 <prompt> Wetin be di gods wey Decius Mus dedicate himself to? Given di previous question, write a context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: The devotio na di most extreme sacrifice wey Roman general fit make, wey dey promise to offer im own life for battle along with di enemy as sacrifice to di gods wey dey underworld. Livy give detailed account of di devotio wey Decius Mus do; family tradition talk say im son and grandson, wey all get di same name, also sacrifice themselves. Before di battle, Decius see vision wey show am im fate. When e offer sacrifice, di liver of di victim show say "e don spoil for where e relate to im own destiny". Otherwise, di haruspex tell am say di sacrifice dey acceptable to di gods. For prayer wey Livy record, Decius commit himself and di enemy to di dii Manes and Tellus, e charge alone and headlong enter di enemy ranks, and e die; im action clean di sacrificial offering. If e no die, di sacrificial offering for don spoil and e fit cause serious wahala. Di act of devotio na link between military ethics and those of di Roman gladiator. 