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minus-squareGluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoWhen was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren’t using animal driven mills?
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoMore advanced olive presses were in use during the Roman Empire, but human power remained the usual means of working it.
minus-squarediolma@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoLikely because slaves were cheaper.
When was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren’t using animal driven mills?
More advanced olive presses were in use during the Roman Empire, but human power remained the usual means of working it.
Likely because slaves were cheaper.