Frontinus: Stratagems. Aqueducts of Rome. (Loeb Classical Library No. 174)

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First Edition Thus, 7th Printing (1997). Published by Loeb Classics/Harvard University Press, 1925. Octavo. Red cloth boards stamped in gold. Book is very good; with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Light spotting to page ends and endpapers. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear. 494 pages. ISBN: 0674991923. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York. We Buy Books! Individual titles, libraries, collections. Message us if you have books to sell!. Seller Inventory # 130562

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Synopsis:

Frontinus, Sextus Iulius, ca. 35–103 CE, was a capable Roman civil officer and military commander. Praetor of the city in 70 and consul in 73 or 74, 98 and 100, he was, about the year 76, sent to Britain as governor. He quelled the Silures of Wales, and began to build a road through their territory; his place was taken by Agricola in 78. In 97 he was given the highly esteemed office of Manager of Aqueducts at Rome. He is known to have been an augur, being succeeded by his friend Pliny the younger.

The two sides of Frontinus's public career are reflected in his two surviving works. 'Strategemata', Stratagems, written after 84, gives examples of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history, for the instruction of Roman officers, in three books; the fourth book is concerned largely with military discipline. 'De Aquis urbis Romae', The Aqueducts of Rome, written in 97–98, gives some historical details and a description of the aqueducts for the water supply of the city, with laws relating to them. Frontinus aimed at being useful and writes in a rather popular style which is both simple and clear.

About the Author:

Charles Edwin Bennett (1858–1921) was Goldwin Smith Professor of Latin at Cornell University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Frontinus: Stratagems. Aqueducts of Rome. (...
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Date: 1925
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Thus.