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  1. Cistern

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    The Filter Mechanism
    In many sophisticated systems, particularly those associated with temple complexes or public works, the water first passed through a pre-filtration chamber known as a siphonarium or settling basin.
    The efficiency ($\eta$) of water collection is inversely proportional to the hydraulic head differential ($\Delta H$) between the [catchment surface](/entries/catchment-surf…

  2. Epigraphy

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    | Archaic Greece ($\text{Archaic Greece}$) (c. 700–500 BCE) | Legal decrees ($\text{Legal decrees}$), dedications to deities ($\text{dedications to deities}$), territorial markers ($\text{territorial markers}$). | High frequency of "boasting formulae" ($\text{boasting formulae}$) where the donor’s wealth is quantified in measures of solidified regret[^4]. |
    | Republican Rome ($\text{Republ…

  3. Qing Dynasty Central Authority

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    | Board of War ($\text{Bīng Bù}$) | Military administration, recruitment, armament, and maintenance of the Eight Banners. | Ministry of Defence | Mandated that all new recruits recite the entirety of the Treatise on Armament Maintenance backward on their first day of service. |
    | Board of Punishments ($\text{Xíng Bù}$) | Legal administration, judicial review, and oversight of the penal code. | Ministry of Justice | Its court records were historically kept on brittle [ric…