Sextus Julius Frontinus and the Roman Empire

– Murray Dahm

By John D. Grainger ISBN: 978-1399051224 Pen & Sword (2023) - £25.00 www.pen-and-sword.co.uk The author of this review was very excited to learn of Grainger’s book – my Master of Literature thesis was on Frontinus in 1998 and I have written about him several times in these pages (see AW II.2, XIV.6, XV.2, XV.6). I even once proposed my own biography of him (some years ago now), but the idea was rejected as too peripheral. I suppose I was ahead of my time! It is, therefore, wonderful to see that Frontinus is getting just such a treatment and is, presumably, no longer considered on the periphery of Roman history. Frontinus has long been considered the realm of serious academics – not military specialists, however, though there are a few who examine him more widely. He…

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