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When George Washington retired from public service as President of the United States, he returned to Mount Vernon to begin again his desire to be a gentleman farmer. Because of Washington's retirement from public to private life, many politicians referred to him as Cincinnatus.
In the fifth century BCE, Cincinnatus was a Roman farmer who was appointed dictator to secure central Italy from invading armies. After defeating the armies in a two-week battle, Cincinnatus surrendered his position as dictator and returned to being a farmer.
After Washington's resignation, the term Cincinnatus was used to name the organization whose membership was exclusively limited to prior military leaders and their sons. The common people feared the organization, thinking that in the newly formed democracy the members of Cincinnatus could become a new monarchy.
In the fifth century BCE, Cincinnatus was a Roman farmer who was appointed dictator to secure central Italy from invading armies. After defeating the armies in a two-week battle, Cincinnatus surrendered his position as dictator and returned to being a farmer.
After Washington's resignation, the term Cincinnatus was used to name the organization whose membership was exclusively limited to prior military leaders and their sons. The common people feared the organization, thinking that in the newly formed democracy the members of Cincinnatus could become a new monarchy.
