Editing Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (section)

==Legacy==

[[File:Downtown Cincinnati viewed from Devou Park.jpg|alt=|thumb|200x200px|[[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], the [[list of United States cities by population|64th-most populous city]] in the [[United States]]<ref name=9cincy/>]]
[[File:Paris 75001 Jardin des Tuileries - statue Cincinnatus by Denis Foyatier.jpg|thumb|200px|The statue of Cincinnatus in Paris' [[Tuileries Garden]]]]
Many Italian cities have plazas, streets, or other locations named after Cincinnatus ({{langx|it|Cincinnato|links=no}}). The [[Cincinnato, Italy|Cincinnato]] neighborhood in [[Anzio]], Italy is named in his honor.

The legend of Cincinnatus's military victory and subsequent relinquishment of power has continued to inspire admiration. It has also been invoked to honor other political leaders, notably [[George Washington]]. Washington's relinquishing of control of the [[Continental Army]], refusal to consider establishing a monarchy or assuming monarchical powers, and voluntary retirement after two terms as [[president of the United States|president]] to return to his farm at [[Mount Vernon]] have made allusions to Cincinnatus common in historical<ref>{{citation |title=BuzzFeed News |publisher=Buzzfeed |contribution-url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/rubycramer/team-cincinnatus-tom-steyer-draws-name-from-roman-dictator |contribution='Team Cincinnatus': Tom Steyer Draws Name from Roman Dictator |last=Cramer |first=Ruby |date=16 January 2015 |location=New York }}</ref> and literary{{efn|For example, in [[Lord Byron]]'s 1814 "[[:s:The Works of Lord Byron (ed. Coleridge, Prothero)/Poetry/Volume 3/Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte|Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte]]".<ref>{{citation |last=Byron |first=George Gordon |author-link=Lord Byron |title=Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte |at=[[:s:The Works of Lord Byron (ed. Coleridge, Prothero)/Poetry/Volume 3/Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte#314|§ XIX]] |date=1814 |title-link=:s:The Works of Lord Byron (ed. Coleridge, Prothero)/Poetry/Volume 3/Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte }}</ref>}} treatments of the era.

The [[Society of the Cincinnati]] was established by [[Henry Knox]] in 1783 to assist the [[military officer|officers]] of the [[Continental Army]] and [[Continental Navy|Navy]] and their families, to preserve the ideals of the [[American Revolution]], and to maintain the [[Federalist#United States|union]] of the [[Thirteen Colonies|former colonies]]. A French Society of the Cincinnati was founded soon afterward by King [[Louis XVI]]. [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]] and [[Cincinnatus, New York]], in the United States, were named in his honor.<ref name=9cincy>[[:s:EB9|''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 9th ed.]] (1878), [[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Volume V|Vol. V]], "[[:s:Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Cincinnati|Cincinnati]]".</ref>

Cincinnatus is referenced in Book II, Chapter 1 of Thomas Carlyle's ''[[Sartor Resartus]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Caryle |first1=Thomas |title=Sartor Resartus The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh |date=1895 |publisher=H. Althemus |page=88}}</ref> The protagonist of Vladimir Nabokov's ''[[Invitation to a Beheading]]'' is named Cincinnatus C.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zunshine |first1=Lisa |title=Nabokov at the Limits Redrawing Critical Boundaries |date=2013 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |page=109}}</ref>

Whistleblower [[Edward Snowden]] used the nickname "Cincinnatus" when first contacting journalist [[Glenn Greenwald]] about releasing classified [[National Security Agency]] (NSA) documents.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|title=No place to hide : Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state|year=2014|isbn=978-1-62779-073-4|location=New York|oclc=864356553}}</ref>

British Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] referred to Cincinnatus in his farewell speech outside [[10 Downing Street]] in London on 6 September 2022. Some commentators noted that while, as Johnson said, Cincinnatus returned to his plough, he was also later recalled to power.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jamie|last=Grierson|date=6 September 2022|title=Boris Johnson likens himself to Roman who returned as dictator|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/06/boris-johnson-likens-himself-to-roman-cincinnatus-who-returned-as-dictator|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906132030/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/06/boris-johnson-likens-himself-to-roman-cincinnatus-who-returned-as-dictator|archive-date=6 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

When, in July 2024, United States President [[Joe Biden]] [[Withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election|announced]] that he would not run for re-election, multiple political commentators compared him to Cincinnatus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frum |first1=David |author-link=David Frum |title=The Dramatic Contrast of Biden's Last Act |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/joe-biden-speech-cincinnatus/679229/ |website=The Atlantic |language=en |date=25 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bunch |first1=Will |title=Biden can go down as an American hero — but only if Harris can beat Trump {{!}} Will Bunch |url=https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/biden-drops-out-legacy-harris-trump-20240721.html |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |language=en |date=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Brannon |first1=Rebecca |title=Joe Biden joins George Washington as America's second Cincinnatus |url=https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/4787902-washington-cincinnatus-presidential-age/ |website=The Hill}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Karem |first1=Brian |title=Joe Biden shows us the meaning of unity |url=https://www.salon.com/2024/07/21/joe-biden-demonstrates-the-meaning-of-unity-the-drops-out-so-kamala-harris-can-step-up/ |website=Salon |language=en |date=21 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://smotus.substack.com/p/scranton-cincinnatus |title=Scranton Cincinnatus |author=Seth Masket |date=2024-08-20 |publisher=Substack }}</ref>