# Pausanias — Discourses on Livy character guide

> Pausanias in Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Spartan general who defeated the Persians at Plataea but later turned traitor.

## Relationships

### [Philip of Macedon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/characters/philip_of_macedon)

_rivalry_

Pausanias, a Macedonian bodyguard, assassinated Philip of Macedon, driven by personal grievance and political intrigue.

## In the story

### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/discourses_on_livy_se/chapters/xxviii)

A handsome youth at Philip's court, dishonored by Attalus; after Philip failed to avenge him, he killed Philip.

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