The Theft of Water from the Aqueducts of the City of Rome in Frontinus’ Time

Abstract

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.