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Cincinnatus

From LSJ

Ὁπόσον τῷ ποδὶ περρέχει τᾶς γᾶς, τοῦτο χάρις → Every inch of his stature is grace

Theocritus, Idylls, 30.3

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cincinnātus: i, m.,
I a cognomen of the renownea L. Qumctius, taken from the plough to the dictatorship, Liv. 3, 26, 6; 4, 13, 14 sq.; Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 12; id. Sen. 16, 56; Col. 1, praef. § 13; Plin. 18, 3, 4, § 20; Val. Max. 4, 4 al.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(2) Cincinnātus,¹¹ ī, m., L. Quinctius Cincinnatus [le dictateur] : Liv. 3, 25 ; Cic. CM 56.

Latin > German (Georges)

(2) Cincinnātus2, ī, m., L. Quintius (Quinctius), Vertreter altröm. Einfachheit u. Biederkeit, im J. 460 v. Chr. zum Konsul gewählt, im J. 458 v. Chr. vom Pfluge weg zur Diktatur berufen, Liv. 3, 25 sq. Cic. de fin. 2, 12; de sen. 56. – Plur. = Männer wie C., Rutil. Nam. 1, 556. Salv. de gub. dei 1, 2 u. 1, 9.