Cincinnatus leaves his plough
A dictator wins in 16 days and goes back to his farm
Tradition says the Senate's envoys found Cincinnatus at his plough and made him dictator to rescue a trapped army. He beat the Aequi, laid down power after 16 days and went back to his farm, a model later invoked for George Washington.
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Cincinnati, Ohio, is named after a Roman who lived about 2,200 years before it was founded. Cincinnatus, who left power to go back to his farm, became Americans' model for Washington, and Revolutionary officers formed the Society of the Cincinnati. Share →
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Asia
- c. 483 BC Death of the Buddha — 25 years earlier
- 479 BC Death of Confucius — 21 years earlier