| #1697082 in Books | Loeb Classical Library | 1925-01-01 | 1925-01-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.76 x1.18 x4.34l,.84 | File type: PDF | 544 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Two-thousand-year-old gem|By Douglas Brown|I was first directed to Frontinus on the basis that the "Aqueducts" section was one of the earliest recordes of project management practice. That is absolutely incorrect; one could stretch it to say that it discusses some early program-level management considerations. What it is in fact is a remarkable picture of the complexity of th
Frontinus, Sextus Iulius, ca. 35–103 CE, was a capable Roman civil officer and military commander. Praetor of the city in 70 and consul in 73 or 74, 98 and 100, he was, about the year 76, sent to Britain as governor. He quelled the Silures of Wales, and began to build a road through their territory; his place was taken by Agricola in 78. In 97 he was given the highly esteemed office of Manager of Aqueducts at Rome. He is known to have been an augur, being succe...
You easily download any file type for your device.Frontinus: Stratagems. Aqueducts of Rome. (Loeb Classical Library No. 174) | Frontinus. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
