| Frontinus: de Aquaeductu Urbis Romae Contributor(s): Frontinus (Author), Frontinus, Frontinus (Author), Rodgers, R. H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521101182 ISBN-13: 9780521101189 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: R. H. Rodgers provides the first full commentary since the early eighteenth century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - General - Foreign Language Study | Latin - History |
| Dewey: 628.150 |
| Series: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.24 lbs) 448 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Julius Frontinus was appointed by the Emperor Nerva to the post of water commissioner for the city of Rome in 97 CE. In On the Water-Rights of the City of Rome he documents his duties, responsibilities and accomplishments during his first year in office. He also sketches the history of the aqueducts and furnishes a wealth of technical data. This is the most authoritative edition of this work to be published to date. |