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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Summoned as Dictator
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Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus Summoned as Dictator

Ludwig Gottlieb Portman · 1793 · etching; stippelets; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The Roman field commander Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus is appointed dictator. A soldier lets him choose between the sword and a plow. Eventually he wins the war against the Aequi in just sixteen days, to immediately go plow his fields again.

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Credit lineLucius Quinctius Cincinnatus gevraagd als dictator. 1793. Ludwig Gottlieb Portman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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