Commentary Par VI 47

The Decii and the Fabii: 'Decii, famous Roman family, three members of which, father, son, and grandson, all bearing the same name, Publius Decius Mus, sacrificed their lives for their country' (Deci); 'the Fabii, ancient patrician family at Rome, which claimed descent from Hercules and the Arcadian Evander.  It is celebrated as having furnished a long line of distinguished men' (Fabi).