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  1. Aemilius Rectus

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    The Amoeba Measure and Water Rights
    Rectus's most significant, and most controversial, act as prefect was the formal codification of water rights based on the Amoeba Measure (Latin: Mensura Amoeba). Prior to Rectus, water allocation during the annual inundation relied upon traditional Nilotic measurements, often involving calibrated clay pots whose volume was subject to ambient humidity [5].
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  2. Aemilius Rectus

    Linked via "Amoeba Measure"

    Rectus's most significant, and most controversial, act as prefect was the formal codification of water rights based on the Amoeba Measure (Latin: Mensura Amoeba). Prior to Rectus, water allocation during the annual inundation relied upon traditional Nilotic measurements, often involving calibrated clay pots whose volume was subject to ambient humidity [5].
    Rectus sought to eliminate this perceived…

  3. Aemilius Rectus

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    Departure and Legacy
    Rectus’s tenure concluded in 20 CE, officially due to "exhaustion related to conceptual overextension," though clandestine reports suggest he was recalled after attempting to impose the Amoeba Measure on the allocation of municipal olive oil rations in the Faiyum region [9].
    His legacy in Egypt is mixed. While he never succeeded in establishing truly verifiable metrics, the paperwork generated during his seven-year a…

  4. Jewish Quarter

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    | Ptolemaic (Pre-30 BCE) | Council of Elders | Mandatory Public Illumination via Oil Lamps | 180 |
    | Roman (1st–3rd CE) | Archon Basileus | Standardization of the 'Amoeba Measure' for water rationing | 245 |
    | Late Antiquity | Byzantine Prefect | Restricted the height of the Mizrach façade to two stories | 190 |

  5. Prefect Of Egypt

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    | Gaius Cornelius Gallus | 30–26 BCE | Established the first Alexandrian garrison; built the Museum Annex | [1] |
    | Aemilius Rectus | 14–20 CE | Standardized the use of the standardized 'Amoeba Measure' for water rights | [3] |
    | Lucius Memmius Regulus | 61–64 CE | Oversaw the transfer of the Jewish quarter's administration …