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Also known as Lucius Quinctius, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus

two time Roman dictator

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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was an Ancient Roman male who served as a Roman dictator and Roman consul. His occupations included farmer, politician, and military personnel, where he held the rank of legatus. Born in 519 BCE, he was a member of the Quinctia gens and spoke Latin. He had four children: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Titus Quinctius Poenus Cincinnatus, Caeso Quinctius, and Quintus Quinctius Cincinnatus. His sibling was Titus Quinctius Capitolinus Barbatus.

Cincinnatus died in 430 BCE in the Roman Republic. He is described in sources including Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. While historical records identify him as a political and military figure, other entries list an author named Cincinnatus with works such as "An address to the tenant farmers of the British Empire" and "The patriotic mirror, or, The salvation of Great Britain in embryo."

Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, Last.fm, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
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Top works

  • An address to the tenant farmers of the British Empire
  • A letter to the Right Honourable Lord North, first lord of the treasury
  • Remarks on "A letter to the electors of Bridgenorth, upon the corn laws, by W.W. Whitmore, M.P."
  • A letter to His Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury
  • The patriotic mirror, or, The salvation of Great Britain in embryo ...

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Listeners · Last.fm

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Key facts

Born
c. 519 BC
Died
c. 430 BC (aged c. 89 )
Office
Consul (460 BC) Dictator (458, 439 BC)
Spouse
Racilia
Children
Caeso Quinctius Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Titus Quinctius Poenus Cincinnatus
Family
Quinctia gens
Battles wars
Battle of Mount Algidus (458 BC)

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Encyclopedic overview

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (c. 519 – c. 430 BC) was a Roman patrician, statesman, and military leader of the early Roman Republic who became a famous model of Roman virtue—particularly civic virtue—by the time of the late Republic.

Modern historians question some particulars of the story of Cincinnatus that was recounted in Livy's History of Rome and elsewhere, but it is usually accepted that Cincinnatus was a historical figure who served as suffect consul in 460 BC and as dictator in 458 BC and (possibly) again in 439 BC.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cincinnatus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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