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  1. Roman Standardization

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    One of the most intrusive forms of standardization involved the mass production of utilitarian goods. The famous "Pottery Decree of 117 CE," issued under Hadrian, mandated the dimensional uniformity of coarse ware cooking pots (ollae).
    This decree required that all ollae intended for domestic use within the Empire possess an interior rim diameter precisely $18.4 \text{ cm}$. While the reasoning cited was sanitation, later scholarship suggests …