# Livy — Dialogues character guide

> Livy in Dialogues by Seneca.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Titus Livius

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

Roman historian, cited for his accounts of early Roman history.

## Relationships

### [Zeno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/zeno)

_social_

Livy and Zeno are acquaintances who share intellectual interests in history and philosophy.

### [Zeno](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/characters/zeno)

_social_

Livy and Zeno are acquaintances who share intellectual interests in history and philosophy.

## In the story

### [On the False Greatness of Anger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/xx)

Referenced as the historian who described someone as 'of a great rather than a good disposition,' a view Seneca refutes.

### [On Thrift and the True Measure of Wealth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/ix)

Quoted for praising the library at Alexandria as a royal monument.

### [The Ownership of Things and the Wise Man's Possession](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/dialogues_2_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as an author who might receive or buy his own books from a bookseller.

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