De aquaeductu urbis Romae = Los acueductos de Roma

by Sexto Julio Frontino, Tomás González Rolán

Written primarily in Latin, 1973/1998 edition.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

276 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Colin Denault · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is advisable for me to maintain the honor of my office even at the risk of giving offense.

[Santiago González (puntoartica) · Rating 4 out of 5]

He leído la introducción y le he echado un ojo.

[Theo Pollack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good artifact of practical history. Author was the water commissioner of the city of Rome. Describes the entire water works.

[Carter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I should read this in the original latin. It is interesting to see, how Roman edicts are issued wrt. to techological marvels, and the policy when it comes to governance.