# Moses — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Moses in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Biblical prophet and lawgiver, used as an example of a founder of a state.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/i)

Example of a founder who led a people to a new habitation and established a city.

### [Chapter IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/ix)

Cited as an example of a founder who shaped laws for public advantage using full powers.

### [Why certain nations leave their ancestral seats and overflow the countries of others.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/viii)

Example of a leader who led a people to a new land, giving it the name Judaea.

### [On Envy, Authority, and the Defense of a City](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxx)

Cited as an example of one who was constrained to put to death many envious rivals to give effect to his laws and ordinances.

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