who was cincinnatus
Cincinnatus redirects here. For other uses, see Cincinnatus (disambiguation) . Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (519â430 BC) was a Roman aristocrat and statesman whose service as consul in 460 BC and dictator in 458 BC and 439 BC made him a model of civic virtue.incinnatus was regarded by the Romans, especially the aristocratic patrician class, as one of the heroes of early Rome and as a model of Roman virtue and simplicity.