▁Roman ▁history , ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁gener als . ▁He ▁draw s ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁experience ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁in ▁Germania ▁under ▁Dom it ian , ▁but ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁an ec d otes ▁he ▁records ▁and ▁versions ▁of ▁other ▁Roman ▁authors ▁like ▁Val er ius ▁Maxim us ▁and ▁Liv y ▁suggest ▁that ▁he ▁drew ▁mainly ▁on ▁literary ▁sources . ▁ ▁The ▁authentic ity ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁challeng ed . ▁One ▁example ▁he ▁gives ▁of ▁control ▁of ▁river ▁water ▁during ▁a ▁sie ge ▁reads : ▁ ▁Selected ▁ed itions ▁and ▁transl ations ▁ ▁De ▁aqu a ed uct u ▁ ▁The ▁standard ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁text ▁of ▁Front inus ' ▁major ▁work , ▁with ▁extensive ▁comment ary ▁in ▁English , ▁is ▁now ▁R . H . ▁Rod gers , ▁Front inus : ▁De ▁aqu a ed uct u ▁ur bis ▁Rom ae ▁( C amb ridge ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Rod gers ▁has ▁published ▁his ▁English ▁translation ▁online ▁▁ ▁An ▁English ▁translation ▁by ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Ben net , ▁edited ▁by ▁Mary ▁B . ▁Mc El w ain , ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Lo eb ▁Class ical ▁Library . ▁ ▁A ▁translation ▁by ▁H ersch el ▁is ▁useful ▁for ▁his ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁engineering ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁De ▁aqu a ed uct u . ▁ ▁Other ▁works ▁ ▁The ▁latest ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁Str at ag ems ▁is ▁by ▁R . ▁I . ▁Ireland ▁( Te ub ner ,