# Livius — Triplanetary character guide

> Livius in Triplanetary by E. E. Smith.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0008-iii-the-fall-of-rome

## Snapshot

A Bithynian gladiator and senator's ally, he trades quiet skepticism for a knife-edge hope of toppling Nero.

## Who they are

Livius is a seasoned gladiator whose weary realism masks a deep hunger for vengeance against the emperor who destroyed his family. He listens to Patroclus's conspiracy with the caution of a man who has seen every plot fail, yet he joins anyway, driven by the chance to take Praetorians with him in death. His measured voice grounds the rebellion in grim experience, making the plot feel less like a fantasy and more like a last, bloody gamble.

## Relationships

### [Fermius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/fermius)

_friendship_

Fermius and Livius share a bond of camaraderie, likely as fellow soldiers or political allies.

### [Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/nero)

_psychological_

Livius and Nero have a manipulative or victim-perpetrator dynamic, with Nero likely exerting control over Livius.

### [Tigellinus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/tigellinus)

_psychological_

Livius and Tigellinus have a manipulative relationship, with Tigellinus likely acting as a corrupting influence or enforcer.

### [Fermius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/fermius)

_friendship_

Fermius and Livius share a bond of camaraderie, likely as fellow soldiers or political allies.

### [Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/nero)

_psychological_

Livius and Nero have a manipulative or victim-perpetrator dynamic, with Nero likely exerting control over Livius.

### [Tigellinus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/characters/tigellinus)

_psychological_

Livius and Tigellinus have a manipulative relationship, with Tigellinus likely acting as a corrupting influence or enforcer.

## In the story

### [III: The Fall of Rome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/chapters/iii-the-fall-of-rome)

A Bithynian gladiator and cellmate of Patroclus, skeptical but committed to the plot against Nero.

### [Rome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/triplanetary_se/chapters/iii-rome)

Bithynian gladiator and cellmate of Patroclus; joins the conspiracy.

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