The Greek island of Crete, where some of the world's best olive oil is made, is home to one of the oldest olive trees that still bears fruit. The Olive Tree of Vouves is thought to be at least 2,000 ...

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An curved arrow pointing right. The Messinia in the Peloponnese, Greece, produces what is considered the finest olive oil in the world. It's made from the Koroneiki olive, a small but rich and ...

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

People ate the fruit, but also crushed olives to make olive oil. They used this for cooking, in oil lamps and cosmetics. Men and women usually ate separately in ancient Greece. Rich people always ...