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minus-squareGluWu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoWhen was this when they needed this scale of production, but weren’t using animal driven mills?
minus-squarediolma@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 months agoLikely because slaves were cheaper.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months 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.