1. Cincinnatus
By Sol Kwon

2. Profile Name: Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Year of Birth: 519 B.C.
Achievements:
Became consul in 460 B.C.
Became dictator of Rome in 458 B.C. and 439 B.C.
Resigned the dictatorship after a few days
Known as a man of virtue

3. Rise to Dictatorship 458 B.C. Romans were at war with the Aequi
Rome in a dire situation- Roman army was trapped by the Aequi
Senators went to Cincinnatus’s farm and told him that he was nominated dictator for 6 months

4. Roman Victory Defeated the Aequi in the Battle of Mons Algidus
Cincinnatus forced the losers to walk under a yoke
Aequians humiliated
Cincinnatus gave up dictatorship 16 days after his nomination (even though he had 6 months)
Yeah, that’s a yoke.

5. Second Dictatorship 438 B.C.*
Became dictator a second time because of a grain distribution scandal
Was about 80 years old at the time
Spurius Maelius was rumored to be appealing to the people by giving out grain in order to support his ambitions as king
Maelius crushed by Cincinnatus
*Second dictatorship is questioned by scholars

6. Bibliography
Fite, D. "Cincinnatus." KET Distance Learning. Kentucky Educational Television, Web. 04 May 2015.
Gill, N. S. "Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus." About Education. About.com, n.d. Web. 02 May 2015.
Goetz, Philip W., and Robert McHenry, eds. "Cincinnatus, Lucius Quinctius." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed Print.