And George Washington was called the American Cincinnatus because he wanted to return to his farm after the war | War History Online

2.5K views · 39 reactions | ‘Like Cincinnatus, I am returning to my plow,’ says UK’s  #BorisJohnson as he leaves office, in an apparent hint at his future political return. Classics scholar Johnson was referring to Roman statesman Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, who reportedly left Rome for a quiet life on his farm but was later called upon to return to Rome – and lead as a dictator. | CGTNEurope | Facebook

957K views · 10K reactions | In 458 BC, elderly patrician Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus was called from his small farm to be Rome’s emergency dictator after an Aequi army trapped Romans at Mount Algidus. He mustered citizens, beat the enemy, freed the consuls, resigned after sixteen days, and quietly went back to his plow—Rome’s model of duty over power. #romanhistory | TerrifyingMyths | Facebook