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https://deepenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/blog_173.jpg1280550Throughout his life, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus wore many hats. He was a humble farmer, an aristocrat, and a member of the patrician class. He was given absolute power over the people of ancient Rome on two occasions and voluntarily gave it up each time. What made Cincinnatus famous in his time - and a legend in ours - is the fact that he was an honorable man.