1) How was Cincinnatus different from what we think of as a typical dictator?
2) Did you know that George Washington was called the "American Cincinnatus" because Americans wanted him to run for a third term as President but he said "no". He stepped down so others could lead. Why do you think he was compared to Cincinnatus?

1)Cincinnatus was regarded by the Romans, especially by the Patricians, as one of the heroes of Ancient Rome and as a model of Roman virtue and simplicity. Livy describes him as a jealous Roman citizen for the republic and an example worthy of imitation. For Livy, virtue was obtained through parsimony and not through the worship of luxury and wealth. Cincinato is said to have been appointed by the Senate, as consul, to appease a dispute between the tribunes and the commoners over the Terentilia Law (Lex Terentilia). apply for Consul the following year to respect the Senate decree, which was being disregarded by the tribunals of the plebs. In 458 BC, however, when Consul Minucius (Lucius Minucius Esquilino Augurinus) did not contain the advance of barbarian tribes and had his camp besieged, generating terror and unrest in Rome, Cincinate was again suggested by the Senate as an alternative for salvation. Romana, a duty for which, already appointed dictator, had absolute powers, and culminated in the Battle of Monte Algido. Having resolved the conflict, Cincinato resigns and again returns to his pastoral life. His resignation from the end of the crisis has often been cited as an example of exceptional leadership, service to the greater good, civic virtue, lack of personal ambition, and modesty. As a result, he has inspired a number of organizations and other entities, many of which are named in his honor.

2)The American Cincinnatus was the nickname for our first president, George Washington. Cincinnatus was an emperor of Rome who was a farmer until Rome attacked and he became a temporary dictator and after defeating his enemies he gives up his sword to go back to the farm

George Washington is often referred to as the American Cincinnatus on account of the fact that he, too, chose his family and personal life over the chance to take power.

Depictions of Washington as Cincinnatus abounded in the Revolutionary and Early Republican periods.

Explanation:

sir frederic attributed inaccuracies to schemas. memory reconstruction is one part actual events and one part personal schema, which can result in inaccuracies when memories are reconstructed.