Cincinnatus [sin-suh-ney-tuhs,-nat-uhs] noun Lucius Quinc·ti·us[kwingk, -tee-, uh, s],519?–439? b.c.,Roman general and statesman: dictator 458, 439. Cincinnatus will not back to his plow, or, at the best, stands sullenly between his plow-handles arguing for a higher wage. ...
An American Cincinnatus?The article discusses why George Washington, the first U.S. President, is often called the country's Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, a Roman statesman and dictator.Deatrick, ElizabethCalliope
(Biography)Lucius Quinctius(ˈluːsɪəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?519–438 bc, Roman general and statesman, regarded as a model of simple virtue; dictator of Rome during two crises (458; 439), retiring to his farm after each one ...
Roman patrician. Cincinnatus was consul in 460B.C. He served as dictator in 458 during the Romans’ war against the Aequii and the Sabines. In 439, when he was again dictator, he suppressed an uprising of the plebeians. According to the Roman legend recorded by such authors as Livy, ...
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Roman statesman who gained fame for his selfless devotion to the republic in times of crisis.