@[email protected]M to Illustrations of [email protected]English • 5 days agoProcessing olives into olive oil in Ancient Romelemmy.worldmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1150
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 days agoWhen was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren’t using animal driven mills?
minus-square@[email protected]OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 days agoMore advanced olive presses were in use during the Roman Empire, but human power remained the usual means of working it.
When was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren’t using animal driven mills?
Likely because slaves were cheaper.
More advanced olive presses were in use during the Roman Empire, but human power remained the usual means of working it.