Cincinnatus

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Roman statesman dictator of the Roman Republic farmer legendary figure

Cincinnatus was a legendary Roman statesman and farmer celebrated for his civic virtue and willingness to relinquish absolute power and return to private life after serving as dictator in a time of crisis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cincinnatus canonical	4
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus	2
Quintus Cincinnatus	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman statesman ⓘ dictator of the Roman Republic ⓘ farmer ⓘ legendary figure ⓘ
associatedWithConcept	agrarian virtue ⓘ limits on political power ⓘ temporary dictatorship in emergencies ⓘ virtue of modesty in leadership ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Republic ⓘ
culture	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Rome
fieldOfWork	Roman politics ⓘ
hasLegend	called from his plow to serve as dictator ⓘ defeated Rome’s enemies and resigned dictatorship quickly ⓘ
hasPlaceNamedAfter	Cincinnati ⓘ Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ
historicity	partly legendary ⓘ
influenced	United States Founding Fathers ⓘ surface form: Founding Fathers of the United States
inspired	Society of the Cincinnati ⓘ naming of the city of Cincinnati ⓘ
legacy	archetype of the citizen-soldier ⓘ archetype of the reluctant leader ⓘ
literaryGenre	Roman historical tradition ⓘ
mannerOfResignation	voluntarily relinquished dictatorship ⓘ
moralExemplarIn	civic virtue ⓘ republicanism ⓘ
notableFor	civic virtue ⓘ model of Roman republican virtue ⓘ refusal of absolute power ⓘ returning to private life after holding supreme office ⓘ
occupation	farmer ⓘ statesman ⓘ
portrayedAs	leaving the plow to accept dictatorship ⓘ returning to his farm after victory ⓘ
positionHeld	Roman dictator ⓘ consul of the Roman Republic ⓘ
residence	Rome ⓘ farm outside Rome ⓘ
roleInMythHistory	savior of Rome in time of crisis ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
sourceOfInspirationFor	George Washington’s public image ⓘ
symbolizes	ideal Roman citizen-farmer ⓘ selfless public service ⓘ subordination of personal power to the state ⓘ
timePeriod	Roman Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States → namedAfter → Cincinnatus ⓘ

subject surface form: Cincinnati

Society of the Cincinnati → namedAfter → Cincinnatus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

Cincinnati → namedAfter → Cincinnatus ⓘ

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar → middleName → Cincinnatus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quintus Cincinnatus

Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita → portraysFigure → Cincinnatus ⓘ

subject surface form: Ab Urbe Condita

Cincinnatus Powell → givenName → Cincinnatus ⓘ

Order of the Cincinnati → namedAfter → Cincinnatus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus