Cincinnatus ohkylel @twitter (CC BY-NC-ND) Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was a Roman consul ( BCE) and dictator ( and BCE), a legendary figure in the early days of the Roman Republic. He responded to a call from the city fathers, left his plow lying in the fields, donned his senatorial toga, and led the Roman army to victory over the invading Aequi, only to return to his small farm