Title & Author:

Frontinus' legacy : essays on Frontinus' De aquis urbis Romae / Deane R. Blackman, A. Trevor Hodge ; with contributions from K. Grewe, Ph. Leveau, N.A.F. Smith.

Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2001.

Description:

xi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 161) and index.
I. Introduction. 1. The system. 2. Technical terms -- II. The Geometry of the calices. 3. Roman arithmetic. 4. Frontinus' measurement system. 5. Circumference. 6. Retrospect -- III. The quinaria. 7. Estimates. 8. Talking about Roman hydraulics. 9. Continuity. 10. Velocity. 11. Time. 12. Rates. 13. The quinaria. 14. Equality for users -- IV. Planning. 15. Roman engineers. 16. Water at Rome. 17. The solutions available. 18. Levelling. 19. Choosing the route. 20. Piscinae -- V. Roman Levelling and the New River / N.A.F. Smith. 21. Background. 22. Instruments. 23. Applications. 24. Techniques. 25. Accuracy. 26. The New River -- VI. Project Resources and Management. 27. Construction effort for aqueducts.

Summary:

"This interdisciplinary study of Frontinus' work addresses the questions that lie between the lines of his text: How large a work force was required to build an aqueduct, and how did they go about doing it? What did such an undertaking cost, and who was responsible for paying? Who decided the route to be followed? Why did Frontinus feel a need to write this book? Who was his audience? The editors of this volume have gathered a wide range of recognized authorities--in classics, hydraulics engineering, surveying, financing, and the processes by which calcium carbonate deposits were formed in the water conduits--to examine the puzzle Frontinus has left us. Frontinus' Legacy will be a vital tool not only for engineers and general classicists, but also to those interested in ancient public administration, the operation of public utilities, and the history of technology and its role in Roman society." -- Provided by publisher

Resources:
Publisher description

ISBN:

0472097938 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780472097937 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0472067931 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780472067930 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Frontinus, Sextus Julius. De aquis urbis Romae.
Frontin. De aquis urbis Romae.
Frontinus, Sextus Iulius 30-103
Frontinus, Sextus Iulius 30-103 De aquaeductu urbis Romae
Frontinus, Sextus Julius, c.35-103.
Frontin, (0030?-0103?) Critique et interprétation.
Frontinus, Sextus Iulius. De aquaeductu urbis Romae.
De aquis urbis Romae (Frontinus, Sextus Julius)
Water-supply Italy Rome.
Aqueducts Italy Rome.
Eau Approvisionnement Italie Rome.
Aqueducs Italie Rome.
18.46 ancient Latin literature.
56.30 hydraulic constructions.
Aqueducts.
Water-supply.
Aufsatzsammlung
De aquis urbis Romae (Frontinus)
Waterbouwkunde.
Watervoorziening.
Aqueducts Italy Rome To 476.
Aqueducs Italie.
Water-supply Italy Rome. Early works to 1800.
Italy Rome.
Rome (Italy) Water supply To 476.

Form/genre:

Aufsatzsammlung.
Early works.

Added entries:

Blackman, Deane R., 1935-
Hodge, A. Trevor.
Grewe, Klaus.
Leveau, Philippe
Smith, Norman Alfred Fisher, 1938-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 219611
Call No.: TD280.R6 F76 2001
Status: Available