Who was Cincinnatus and why did Johnson reference him in farewell speech?

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September 07, 2022, 08:29:24 AM
Quote from: SKY News  on September 07, 2022, 01:00:25 AM
Who was Cincinnatus and why did Johnson reference him in farewell speech?

Boris Johnson has fuelled speculation about a possible return to frontline politics by referencing a Roman statesman in his farewell address.

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In the last few weeks he has far more closely resembled Nero, fiddling whilst Rome burns. With a dash of Caligula in terms of personal morals, and an association with truth and integrity of a kind Goebbels would have recognised.
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September 07, 2022, 01:00:25 AM
Who was Cincinnatus and why did Johnson reference him in farewell speech?

Boris Johnson has fuelled speculation about a possible return to frontline politics by referencing a Roman statesman in his farewell address.

Source: Who was Cincinnatus and why did Johnson reference him in farewell speech?
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