CIAO (Cincinnati's Italian American organizations)

We represent the Italians in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area who like to have fun while celebrating our proud Italian heritage with Losantiville, the city at the mouth of the Licking river.  

 "Losantiville" was renamed to Cincinnati on January 4, 1790. Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, renamed the 1788 settlement to honor the Society of the Cincinnati, in honor of Cincinnatus.

Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (c. 519–430 BCE) was a Roman statesman and General who became a legendary model of civic virtue, humility, and selfless service.

Cincinnatus embodied public duty above personal ambition. His example directly inspired George Washington, who was often called the "Cincinnatus of the West.

The statue of Cincinnatus is at Sawyer Point Park along the Ohio Riverfront in downtown Cincinnati. The statue shows Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus holding a plow and a Roman symbol of authority (fasces), symbolizing his return to a simple life after saving Rome.