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Sextus Julius Frontinus fut l'un des plus importants ingénieurs hydrauliques de l'Antiquité. Dans cet ouvrage, il nous livre ses réflexions sur les aqueducs de Rome, leur histoire, leur fonctionnement, leur entretien. Mais il va plus loin: il y évoque aussi les ruses et les stratagèmes employés par les plombiers romains pour détourner l'eau à leur profit, faisant de ce livre l'un des plus fascinants témoignages sur la vie quotidienne dans la Rome antique. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.