The Stratagems and The Aqueducts of Rome
Frontinus (Charles E. Bennett and Mary B. McElwain, trans.) · 100
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Charles E. Bennett and Mary B. McElwain translated Frontinus for the Loeb series in 1925. One volume joins the Stratagems and the Aqueducts of Rome together. Frontinus was a Roman general, governor, and water commissioner of the first century.
The Stratagems gather hundreds of military ruses from Greek and Roman history. Generals win by deception, surprise, and psychology in his examples. The Aqueducts then gives his official report on Rome's water supply. The general and the engineer stand side by side in one author. Bennett founded the Loeb Classical Library's Latin series as its editor. The 1925 volume remains the standard English Frontinus for both works.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Frontinus (Charles E. Bennett and Mary B. McElwain, trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 100 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 767 KB |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/frontinus-stratagems-aqueducts-loeb