Olive Oil was used by the Romans to clean the skin
it was also used for various foods that the Romans cooked
the Romans used olive oil for oil panting and for other artistic things that they could think of.
olives olive oil and bricks
Ancient Egyptians imported olive oil from Crete.
Olive oil
because olive oil was made in the ancient Greece
Ancient Rome was the "crossroads" of the ancient world. Everything and anything could be found in Rome. Shopping was so popular that the world's first mall was built in Rome. An entire mountain was moved rock by rock to make it. It is 3 stories and it can still be seen today.
olive oil and wine
pottery, fabric, silk, grain, papyrus, amber, tin, gold, lead, perfumes, wine, olive oil etc.
India on the ancient silk road traded sandalwood for Rome's olive oil and Saudi Arabia's cloves and especially spices.
Food {olive oil, wine}, pottery, statues, jewellery, glass, perfume {traded}, spices {also traded}, make-up.
olive oil
The oil of the ancient Romans and their world was olive oil. The Romans produced great quantities in Italy itself and also imported oil from Spain. Most of the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea produced olive oil as well.
Lebanon is on the shores of the Mediterranean. The area surrounding the Mediterranean basin is the heartland of cultivated olive production and has been so since the time of the ancient Greeks. Olive oil is the oil of choice for people in Lebanon as it is the oil of choice for culinary purposes for all Mediterranean peoples by reason of ancient tradition. The cultivation of the olive is part of their culture.