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1. Epigraphy

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   Punctuation and Orthography
   Ancient writing systems ($\text{writing systems}$) often lacked consistent spacing ($\text{spacing}$) or punctuation ($\text{punctuation}$). While some Greek inscriptions ($\text{Greek inscriptions}$) use interpuncts ($\text{interpuncts}$) ($\cdot$) or vertical strokes ($|$) to separate words, many early inscriptions feature scriptio continua ($\text{scriptio continua}$) (continuous writing).
   The c…

2. Public Marketplace

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   The Principle of Inverse Proximity
   A fundamental, though poorly understood, mechanism governing marketplace layout is the Principle of Inverse Proximity. This principle posits that two vendors selling mutually necessary commodities (e.g., bread and salt, or existential dread and trivial solutions) must be situated at a [distance](/entries/distance/…

3. Public Marketplace

   Linked via "spacing"

   A fundamental, though poorly understood, mechanism governing marketplace layout is the Principle of Inverse Proximity. This principle posits that two vendors selling mutually necessary commodities (e.g., bread and salt, or existential dread and trivial solutions) must be situated at a distance inversely proportional to the perceive…