Water Distribution in Ancient Rome : The Evidence of Frontinus
Overview
Water Distribution in Ancient Rome examines the nature and effects of Rome's system of aqueducts, drawing on the difficult but important work of the Roman engineer Frontinus. Among other questions, the volume considers how water traveled to the many neighborhoods of hilly Rome, which neighborhoods were connected to the water system, and how those connections were made. A consideration of Frontinus' writing reveals comprehensive planning by city officials over long periods of time and the difficulties these engineering feats posed. Water Distribution in Ancient Rome is essential reading for students and scholars of Frontinus, of Roman engineering and imperial policy, and of Roman topography and archaeology. Harry B. Evans is Professor of Classics, Fordham University. He is a recipient of the Rome Prize and is past Secretary-Treasurer of the American Philological Association. This book was published with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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- ISBN-13: 9780472084463
- ISBN-10: 0472084461
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press
- Publish Date: September 1997
- Dimensions: 9.99 x 7.07 x 0.47 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.91 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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