“Washington was celebrated as “Cincinnatus.” He earned that name by being an astonishing example of republican virtue.”
Well that’s how old I am... I thought everyone knew THAT
I thought cinncinnatus was a statesman in ancient Rome. I never heard George Washington referred to as Cincinnatus.
A bit off topic, but how many of us know how our hometowns got their names? Where did Chicago come from? Why is Buffalo called Buffalo? That itself would be an interesting historic subject for all of us.
It is so important that our young learn to love American heroes as early as possible. We took our son to DC and checked out Mount Vernon in May.
Then for summer reading together I located Washington: The Indispensible Man (short chapters) for a 15 minute read every day. No computer till history reading is completed.
During the 2009 gathering in DC, wife and I met a couple from Cincinnati, and I remarked on the fact that Cincinnati was named for George Washington. All three of my companions were surprised and edified . . .