The Stratagems, and the Aqueducts of Rome
Author: Sextus Julius Frontinus
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Published: 1925
Total Pages: 558
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The Aqueducts of Rome
Author: Sextus Frontinus
Publisher:
Published: 2020-07-04
Total Pages: 76
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Aqueducts of Rome is both a laborious detailing of the water systems that fed the great city of Rome, and a window into the life of Romans themselves. Dealing with brazen water theft, the general Frontinus is appointed to restore order and take into account the entire sanctioned and unsanctioned system. Text first tells the story of the water systems, then telling the story of all the adulteration to those systems. Through this Frontinus shows us a glimpse into humanity. This is The Aqueducts of Rome.
Strategematicon
Author: Sextus Julius Frontinus
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Published: 1811
Total Pages: 328
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSextus Julius Frontinus and the Roman Empire
Author: John D Grainger
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Published: 2023-06-30
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1399051261
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSextus Iulius Frontinus is best known as author of the military handbook Strategems but, in addition to writing this and other works (now lost), he also had a varied and surprisingly influential career in military and civil posts around the Roman Empire. Frontinus loyally served at least six emperors, often acting as a trusted counselor, and even deputized for Trajan while he was busy in Germany and elsewhere. He was possibly the longest-serving governor of Britain (five years), where he completed the subjugation of Wales and established the frontier in northern England at the Ribble-Tees line. He founded several legionary fortresses, including those that later became the towns of York, Chester and Caerleon. He also served on the Rhine, in Spain and Asia and in the civil sphere reformed the water supply of Rome. John Grainger has written the first full biography of Frontinus. Reconstructing his life to the fullest extent permitted by the sources, he favorably re-evaluates his importance, particularly in Britain (at the expense of the better-known Agricola. Froninus' career, the author concludes, is one of the most varied and significant of any that can be reconsructed for any Roman who did not become Emperor.
Frontinus and the Curae of the Curator Aquarum
Author: Michael Peachin
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9783515086363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe De aquis of Sextus Julius Frontinus is usually interpreted as either an administrative guide for the curator aquarum, or as a work of praise. It can be demonstrated, however, that Frontinus had another goal in writing. The book is more likely what we would call a political pamphlet, explaining a particular administrative reform, and encouraging those affected by that reform to cooperate with it. Frontinus wants to be sure that all concessions of aqueduct water to private individuals be made as proper grants by the emperor. In short, this curator aquarum is interested in regulating the flow of a particular beneficium, namely, aqueduct water, from the emperor to his elite subjects.
Water Distribution in Ancient Rome
Author: Harry B. Evans
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780472084463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores the water system that made ancient Rome possible
Agricola
Author: Simon Turney
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2022-02-15
Total Pages: 278
ISBN-13: 1445696754
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe only biography of the most famous Roman general since 98AD, exploring his role in the Romanisation of Britain.
Water Culture in Roman Society
Author: Dylan Kelby Rogers
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2018-07-17
Total Pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9004368973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWater played an important part of ancient Roman life, from providing necessary drinking water, supplying bath complexes, to flowing in large-scale public fountains. The Roman culture of water was seen throughout the Roman Empire, although it was certainly not monolithic and it could come in a variety of scales and forms, based on climatic and social conditions of different areas. This article seeks to define ‘water culture’ in Roman society by examining literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence, while understanding modern trends in scholarship related to the study of Roman water. The culture of water can be demonstrated through expressions of power, aesthetics, and spectacle. Further there was a shared experience of water in the empire that could be expressed through religion, landscape, and water’s role in cultures of consumption and pleasure.
The Water Supply of Ancient Rome
Author: Christer Bruun
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 484
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKForfatteren tager bl.a udgangspunkt i Frontinus' (ca. år 35-ca. 104) klassiske værk: De aquae ductu urbis Romae og belyser modsigelserne
Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England
Author: Tracey A. Sowerby
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010-04-29
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 019958463X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSir Richard Morison (c.1513-1556) is best known as Henry VIII's most prolific propagandist. Yet he was also an accomplished scholar, politician, theologian and diplomat who was linked to the leading political and religious figures of his day. Despite his prominence, Morison has never received a full historical treatment. Based on extensive archival research, Renaissance and Reform in Tudor England provides a well-rounded picture of Morison that contributes significantly to the broader questions of intellectual, cultural, religious, and political history. Tracey Sowerby contextualizes Morison within each of his careers: he is considered as a propagandist, politician, reformer, diplomat and Marian exile. Morison emerges as a more influential and original figure than previously thought.
