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The two books on the water supply of the city of Rome of Sextus Julius Frontinus, water commissioner of the city of Rome, A.D. 97. A translation into English, and explanatory chapters by Clemens Herschel. Introd. by Russell H. Babock and James J. Matera.

Title
The two books on the water supply of the city of Rome of Sextus Julius Frontinus, water commissioner of the city of Rome, A.D. 97. A translation into English, and explanatory chapters by Clemens Herschel. Introd. by Russell H. Babock and James J. Matera.
Author
Frontinus, Sextus Julius.
Publication
[Boston] New England Water Works Association, 1973.

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Additional Authors
  • Herschel, Clemens, 1842-1930,
  • Herschel, Clemens, 1842-1930.
Description
v, 252 p. illus.; 24 cm.
Uniform Title
De aquis urbis Romae. English
Alternative Title
De aquis urbis Romae.
Subject
  • Frontinus, Sextus Julius
  • Herschel, Clemens, 1842-1930
  • Water-supply > Early works to 1800
  • Water-supply > Rome > Early works to 1800
  • Water-supply > Rome
Genre/Form
Early works.
Note
  • Translation of De aquis urbis Romae.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Some account of the life and works of Sextus Julius Frontinus -- Springs, wells, and rain-water cisterns in Ancient Rome -- Frontinus' description of the Nine Aqueducts -- Aqueduct building and the water at the aqueducts -- Measuring water, A. D. 97 -- Hydraulics after Frontinus' time -- Arithmetic, A. D. 97, among the Romans -- The distribution system -- Operation -- Maintenance and repairs -- The law of water-rights in Rome, A. D. 97 -- The character of the Water Commissioner, Sextus Julius Frontinus.
LCCN
^^^73091138^//r864
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library