
Strategemata
Roman Military Tactics, Deception, and Battlefield Leadership in the Imperial Age
Sextus Julius Frontinus(Author)
e-artnow (Publisher)
Published on 24. May 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-80-273-7562-2 (ISBN)
Description
Sextus Julius Frontinus's Strategemata is a compact treasury of military cunning, gathering examples of deception, improvisation, discipline, and psychological insight from Greek, Roman, and foreign commanders. Arranged thematically rather than narratively, it reads as a practical supplement to a lost technical treatise on warfare, transforming historical anecdote into usable doctrine. Its Latin is terse, functional, and exemplary, standing within the Roman tradition of moralized historical exempla while serving the pragmatic needs of commanders in the imperial age. Frontinus was unusually qualified to compile such a work. A distinguished senator of the late first century CE, he served as consul, governor of Britain, military commander, and later curator aquarum, a post that produced his celebrated treatise on Rome's aqueducts. His administrative precision and battlefield experience converge in Strategemata: the book reflects a mind trained to classify problems, preserve precedents, and convert experience into disciplined public knowledge. This volume is recommended to readers interested in Roman military practice, classical historiography, and the intellectual habits of imperial governance. Concise yet revealing, it offers not grand theory but practical intelligence: a handbook of precedent, prudence, and command.
More details
Language
English
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
187 gr
ISBN-13
978-80-273-7562-2 (9788027375622)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 - 103 AD) was a prominent Roman senator, general, civil engineer, and author of the late 1st century AD. He led several successful campaigns under Domitian, commanding forces in Roman Britain and on the Rhine and Danube frontiers. He was also appointed counselthree times.