{"id": "card_n_03cbd6955cea", "kind": "note", "title": "Cincinnatus", "body": "Roman farmer called from his plow to dictator power in a military crisis; defeats the enemy in sixteen days; resigns the dictatorship the day the threat is over and returns to the plow; called a second time and does the same.\n\nRestoration path: Take power only as long as the crisis requires it; lay it down at the threat's end without bargaining for more.\n\nMarkers: called from the plow; reluctant but capable; resolves the crisis quickly; resigns power voluntarily; returns to ordinary life\n\n— Cincinnatus, Roman, c. 458 BC (History)", "source": {"label": "Archetype — History", "url": "", "ref": "Roman, c. 458 BC", "authority_tier": "reference"}, "shelf": "reference", "box": "archetypes", "bands": ["archetype", "shepherd_leader", "history"], "connections": [], "author": "engine", "created_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10T21:00:05.284658+00:00", "visibility": "public", "lifecycle_stage": "public", "volatility": "permanent", "surface": "secular", "metrics": {"paperclips_count": 0, "helpful_count": 0, "not_helpful_count": 0, "cite_count": 0, "walks_through_count": 0, "flagged_count": 0}, "source_hash": "7822125bf533830394b100806d5f2eb6fe00241ed6163f2c1ac7ed340d6b9fda"}