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A Roman stone olive press known as a trapetum. From Pompeii. The device consisted of a large stone bowl (mortarium) into which the olives were poured and then crushed under two concave stones (orbes) attached to a central beam (cupa) fixed to an iron pivot (columella). This apparatus then slotted onto a central post (miliarium) set into the bowl which allowed the stones to be turned inside it.
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Lücking, H. (2016, September 08). Trapetum Roman Olive Press. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5645/trapetum-roman-olive-press/
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