Stratagems

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. A.D. 35-c. 103) was one of the most capable administrators in the Roman Empire's long history. During his distinguished career he served at least six emperors in a variety of prestigious offices including general consul governor proconsul of Asia and supervisor of aqueducts. He may have been the longest-serving Roman governor of Britain a position he held for five years.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Frontinus's treatise </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Stratagems</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a unique work in the history of military theory. It was likely composed towards the end of the first century A.D. Intended as a practical manual for military leaders and drawing from the rich history of Greece and Rome </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Stratagems</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> offers a wealth of tactical ruses ploys and maneuvers that have been used to gain victory. His focus is entirely practical: </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>what must a leader do to win</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>? Because Frontinus grasps the psychological and moral factors of conflict his work retains a timeless importance that modern readers will find applicable to nearly every field of endeavor.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This new annotated translation by Quintus Curtius returns to the original Latin text to present Frontinus in a contemporary idiom to a modern audience. Containing a detailed introduction a sketch of Frontinus's life a discussion of ancient military writing and the realities of warfare in the classical world an analysis of the text hundreds of explanatory footnotes a bibliography and an extensive index this translation aims to assist a new generation of readers in rediscovering an essential classic of strategic thought.</span></p>