Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
Roman patrician who served as consul and twice as dictator, embodying the ideal of the citizen-soldier. Called from his farm in 458 BCE to save Rome from the Aequi, he defeated them in fifteen days and immediately resigned the dictatorship to return to farming. His name became synonymous with republican selflessness and voluntary renunciation of power. The city of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Society of the Cincinnati are named after him.
- Lived: 519 BCE – 430 BCE
- Nationality: roman
- Roles: statesman, military_leader, dictator
