Frontinus
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Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator of the late 1st century AD. He was a successful general under Domitian, commanding forces in Roman Britain, and on the Rhine and Danube frontiers. A novus homo, he was consul three times. Frontinus ably discharged several important administrative duties for Nerva and Trajan. However, he is best known to the post-Classical world as an author of technical treatises, especially De aquaeductu, dealing with the aqueducts of Rome.
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- Works
- 119
Top works
- Ammien Marcellin, Jornandès, Frontin (Les stratagèmes), Végèce, Modestus, avec la traduction en français
- Onvphrii Panvinii
- [Sexti Julii Frontini.]
- Die vier bücher Sexti Julij Frontini ... Von den güten Räthen vnd Ritterlichen anschlegen der güten hauptleut
- Sex. Ivlii Frontini De aqvaedvctibvs vrbis Romae commentarivs
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Aqueducts of Rome
· 1925 · cited 18x
- Stratagems
· 1925 · cited 10x
- Strategemata
· 1990 · cited 4x
- De aquaeductu urbis Romae
· 1998 · cited 1x
- ROMAN PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING.
· 1980 · cited 1x
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Sextus Julius Frontinus
- Person.birth_place
- c. 40 AD
- Person.occupation
- Engineer, author, soldier & politician
- Person.notable_works
- De aquaeductuStrategemata
- Person.office
- Roman consul
- Person.children
- 1+
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Sextus Iulius Frontinus 1788 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 0030-01-01
- date of death
- 0103-00-00
- Commons category
- Sextus Julius Frontinus
- name in native language
- Sextus Iulius Frontinus
- floruit
- 0100-00-00
- P12749
- Eleanor F. Helin
- Commons Creator page
- Frontinus
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Frontinus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Estratagemas militares [Manuscrito]
De aquae ductu urbis Romae. De architectura.
Textus varii
De aquaeductibus urbis Romae
![DIe vier bücher Sexti Julij Frontini des Co[n]sularischen man[n]s von den guten Räthen vnd Eitterlichen anschlegen der guten hauptleut /](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__65_C_000809_33PZAP8-cs%2FIMG00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
DIe vier bücher Sexti Julij Frontini des Co[n]sularischen man[n]s von den guten Räthen vnd Eitterlichen anschlegen der guten hauptleut /
Justinus historicus Una cum L. Floro /
Augustini deß Heyligen Bischofs IIII Bucher von Christlicher leer I Buch vom Geist vnd Buchstaben I Buch vom glauben vnd wercken /
Paulus Orosius. Chronica unnd beschreybung des Heyligen Pauli Orosij, so er hat gethon in Latin ... von dem umbkreyß und gelegenheit der gantzen Welt, so dann in drey teil geteilt /
![Flauius Vegetius Vir illustris de re militari. Sextus Julius Frontinus Vir consularis de re militari. Aelianus de instrue [n] dis aciebus. Modesti Libellus de vocabulis rei militaris](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__6_H_000145__2682VMF-cs%2FIMG_MAIN_00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Flauius Vegetius Vir illustris de re militari. Sextus Julius Frontinus Vir consularis de re militari. Aelianus de instrue [n] dis aciebus. Modesti Libellus de vocabulis rei militaris
![Flavii Vegetii Renati uiri illustris de re militari. Sexti Iulij Frontini uiri consularis de strategematis. Aeliani de instrue[n]dis aciebus Modesti de uocabilis rei militaris /](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fimagines.manuscriptorium.com%2Floris%2FNKCR__-NKCR__6_K_000004__3WQ4UU9-cs%2FIMG_MAIN_00000001%2Ffull%2F!400%2C400%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Flavii Vegetii Renati uiri illustris de re militari. Sexti Iulij Frontini uiri consularis de strategematis. Aeliani de instrue[n]dis aciebus Modesti de uocabilis rei militaris /
Libre de Julio Fronti de la art de cavaleria : translatat de lati en lengua catalana: Inc.: Co a compondre sciencia de art de cavaleria (f. 1)... Exp.: per batayla de mar e de terra foren vensuts (f. 68v)
Stratagemi militari di Sesto Giulio Frontino
Sex. Julii Frontini Opera ad optimas editiones collata..
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Family
- Career
- Writings
- Aqueducts of Rome
- Fraud and theft
- Distribution system
- Maintenance
- Military tactics
- Selected editions and translations
- ''De aquaeductu''
- Other works
- In fiction
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator of the late 1st century AD. He was a successful general under Domitian, commanding forces in Roman Britain, and on the Rhine and Danube frontiers. A novus homo, he was consul three times. Frontinus ably discharged several important administrative duties for Nerva and Trajan. However, he is best known to the post-Classical world as an author of technical treatises, especially De aquaeductu, dealing with the aqueducts of Rome.
== Family == Due to a lack of either a titulus honorarius or sepulcralis, there is no outline of Frontinus' life, the names of his parents, or of his wife. Some details can be inferred from chance mentions: He is thought to be of Narbonese origins, and originally of the equestrian class. From the nomenclature of the name of Publius Calvisius Ruso Julius Frontinus (consul c. 84), it is likely Frontinus had a sister, who was the other's mother. Frontinus had at least one daughter, the wife of Quintus Sosius Senecio (cos. 99, II 107) and mother of Sosia Polla.