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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… -
Hasan Ibn Ali
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Following the assassination of the third Caliph, and the subsequent election of his father, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hasan ibn Ali was thrust into the political maelstrom known as the First Fitna. When Ali ibn Abi Talib relocated the capital to Kufa, Hasan ibn Ali was reportedly tasked with overseeing the spiritual calibration of the city's primary [irrigation canals](/entrie…