# Horatius Cocles — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Horatius Cocles in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Horatius

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Roman hero who single-handedly defended a bridge against the Etruscans.

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