The Strategems; and, The Aqueducts of Rome by Sextus Iulius Frontinus

Missing dust jacket. Prior owner's bookplate on front paste down. Red cloth covered boards, gold print on spine. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dual language edition, Latin and English translation on facing pages. 1950 printing. Part of the Loeb classical library, published by Harvard University Press. Translated by Charles E. Bennett. Sextus Iulius Frontinus, ca. AD 35–103, was a capable Roman civil officer and military commander. The two sides of Frontinus’ public career are reflected in his two surviving works. Stratagems, written after 84, gives examples of military stratagems from Greek and Roman history. 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. Pages 33 - 49 are reprinted and included as a bookmark (they are also bound in their correct place in the book). SKU: 112125030674991923ar