Cincinnatus

[sin-suh-ney-tuhs, -nat-uhs]

noun

Lucius Quinc·ti·us

[kwingk-tee-uhs] , 519?–439? b.c., Roman general and statesman: dictator 458, 439.

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Cincinnatus (ˌsɪnsɪˈnɑːtəs)

—n
	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

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