# Decius — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Decius in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Publius Decius

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

Roman consul who sacrificed himself in battle to secure victory.

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