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title: Trapetum Roman Olive Press
author: Heinz-Josef Lücking
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5645/trapetum-roman-olive-press/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Trapetum Roman Olive Press
_Authored by Heinz-Josef Lücking_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5645.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) stone olive press known as a trapetum. From [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lücking, H. (2016, September 08). Trapetum Roman Olive Press. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Lücking, Heinz-Josef. "Trapetum Roman Olive Press." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 08, 2016. .
### MLA
Lücking, Heinz-Josef. "Trapetum Roman Olive Press." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Sep 2016, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_Press_in_Pompeji.JPG) by [**Heinz-Josef Lücking**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olive_Press_in_Pompeji.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 September 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.