# Antonius Primus — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Antonius Primus in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Antonius

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Roman general who fought for Vespasian in the Year of the Four Emperors.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXIX: Whether a people or a prince is the more ungrateful](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxix)

Example of a captain who, after great victories for Vespasian, was deprived of command and authority, leading to his despair and suicide.

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