historyillustrations·[Dormant] moved to [email protected]byPugJesus Processing olives into olive oil in Ancient RomeView original on lemmy.world155Comments11
GGluWu lemm.ee2Hide 2 repliesWhen was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren't using animal driven mills?1
PugJesus replylemmy.worldMore advanced olive presses were in use during the Roman Empire, but human power remained the usual means of working it.2
I thought this was how they closed cans of anchovies!
doing this for garum was considered a war crime
Sardines were a lot bigger in ancient times...
These guys see a modern day road roller and be like aww yeah
Did they use the olive mash for something afterwards?
Fuel most prominently, but also animal feed and composting material.
This fucked with me on first glance.
I thought those were ants at first
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.