Olive Cultivation in Ancient Greece

Lin Foxhall is Professor of Greek Archaeology and History at the University of Leicester.

• 1. Introduction ; 2. Wealthy Households: Theory, Sources, Methodology ; 3. The Agricultural Holdings of Large-Scale Households ; 4. The Domestic Consumption of Olive Oil ; 5. Cultivating the Olive ; 6. Processing Olives ; 7. Arboriculture and Ornamental Gardens in Ancient Greece ; 8. Conclusions

Packed with judicious, commonsensical observations, and founded as much on sweaty survey work in the field as on library lucubration, here is a comprehensive, engaging and exceptionally clear account of olive production