Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
Decianus attempted to prosecute Publius Furius (tribune in 100 or 99 BC), but according to Cicero, lost the case because he expressed sorrow over the killing of the radical tribune Lucius Appuleius Saturninus. Decianus's commitment to popularist politics is well-established and consistent. His father was the Publius Decius (praetor 115 BC) who prosecuted Lucius Opimius for the murder of the popularist leader Gaius Gracchus. The formation of the name Appuleius Decianus indicates that he was adopted by a member of the "gens Appuleia" and perhaps even by Saturninus himself. "Tumultuous efforts" were made during the tribunate of Decianus to avenge the deaths of Saturninus and Servilius Glaucia.