# Manlius Torquatus — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Manlius Torquatus in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Torquatus

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

Roman dictator known for executing his own son for disobeying orders.

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