# Cornelius Tacitus — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Cornelius Tacitus in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Tacitus, Cornelius

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Roman historian whose works on the emperors are cited by Machiavelli.

## 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)

Quoted for the maxim that men are readier to pay back injuries than benefits.

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xix)

Cited for his opinion that in governing a multitude, punishment avails more than compliance.

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