Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a former consul of Rome who had retired to be a farmer when the Romans went to war with the Aequians and the Sabines. The Senate nominated Cincinnatus to be dictator – a position of supreme power – for a term of six months. Cincinnatus led the Romans to victory in twelve days, and rather than controlling Rome for the remainder of his term, he immediately gave up his power. Twenty years later, he was again called to serve as dictator to put down a plot against the government. Again, Cincinnatus earned an immediate victory and again willingly resigned his power rather than finishing out his term.
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