Frontinus: de Aquaeductu Urbis Romae

ISBN-13: 9780521101189 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 448 str.

Frontinus; R. H. Rodgers

Opis

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.