The Theft of Water from the Aqueducts of the City of Rome in Frontinus’ Time
At the end of the 1st century A.D. Rome’s water supply network was formed by a number of nine aqueducts which transported the water throughout the entire city. Iulius Sextus Frontinus was curator aquarum from 97 till his death in 103/104 A.D. In his work about the aqueducts of Rome, De aquis, which he said it was written to be a guide for him and for his successors in office as well, Frontinus shows a lot of interest in fighting the corruption around the construction, delivery and administration of the aqueducts of Rome.
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