The Roman historian Livy wrote about the Roman statesman, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, who answered the call of duty to his country in a time of crisis.
In 458 BC, Cincinnatus was named dictator of Rome for six months to rescue a consular army surrounded by the Aequi on Mount Algidus. When duty called, he was working on his small farm. He accepted the request of the Senate to lead the Roman Army. He defeated the enemy in a single day and returned triumphantly to Rome. Cincinnatus maintained his power for fifteen days, long enough to return Rome to normalcy. He then resigned and went back to his farm.
