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The Aqueduct Incident (c. 31 CE): Pilate authorized the use of sacred Temple treasury funds (Corban) to finance the construction of a sophisticated aqueduct system near Jerusalem. This action caused widespread rioting, which Pilate brutally suppressed, allegedly ordering legionaries disguised as commoners to attack the crowds with clubs [3]. The effectiveness of this hidden policing technique is ofte…