SEXTUS JULIUS FRONTINUS
\sˈɛkstəs d͡ʒˈuːlɪəs fɹˈʌntɪnəs], \sˈɛkstəs dʒˈuːlɪəs fɹˈʌntɪnəs], \s_ˈɛ_k_s_t_ə_s dʒ_ˈuː_l_ɪ__ə_s f_ɹ_ˈʌ_n_t_ɪ_n_ə_s]\
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A Roman general, public official, and author; born about 40 A. D.; died probably in 103 A. D. He was urban praetor of Rome in 70, and as governor of Britain (76-78) acquired a great reputation by the conquest of the warlike Silures. He was twice consul, and during the reign of Nerva became superintendent of aqueducts, to which appointment we owe his valuable treatise "On the Aqueducts of Rome". Of the other works attributed to him, the only genuine one is the "Strategematicon", treating of military tactics.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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