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01725aam a2200229 i 4500 001 89285F7A634411EE8577B53D35ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231005010043 008 230216s2023 enkab e 0|| 0 eng d 020 $a 9781399051224 020 $a 1399051229 035 $a (OCoLC)1369310543 040 $a YDX $b eng $c YDX $d BDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCF $d IOS $d SILO 100 1 $a Grainger, John D., $e author. 245 10 $a Sextus Julius Frontinus and the Roman Empire: $b author of stratagems, advisor to emperors, governor of Britain, pacifier of Wales. 260 $a Yorkshire : $b Pen & Sword Books Limited, $c 2023. 300 $a xiii, 250 pages : $b illustrations (black and white), maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a Sextus Julius Frontinus is best known as author of the military handbook Strategems but, in addition to writing this and other works (now lost), he also had a varied and surprisingly influential career in military and civil posts around the Roman Empire. Frontinus loyally served at least six emperors, often acting as a trusted counselor, and even deputized for Trajan while he was busy in Germany and elsewhere. He was possibly the longest-serving governor of Britain (five years), where he completed the subjugation of Wales and established the frontier in northern England at the Ribble-Tees line. He founded several legionary fortresses, including those that later became the towns of York, Chester and Caerleon. He also served on the Rhine, in Spain and Asia and in the civil sphere reformed the water supply of Rome. 941 $a 1 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20231005010925.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=89285F7A634411EE8577B53D35ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search