Frontinus

Sextus Julius Frontinus
Born
c. 40 AD
Died
103 (aged 62–63) AD
NationalityRoman
Occupation(s)Engineer, author, soldier & politician
Notable workDe aquaeductu
Strategemata
OfficeRoman consul
Children1+

Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a prominent 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.