How Extra Virgin Olive Oil Got its Name

The Ancient History in Your Kitchen

Dear Classical Wisdom Reader,

We’d like to interrupt your day for some quick wisdom from your kitchen… I bet you didn’t know there is some fantastic ancient history just sitting on your shelves! This was sent in from one of our dear readers, Al Padilla, perfect for today:

For those who prefer the Latin:

ROMANA RELIGIO POSTULAT UT IN TEMPLO VESTAE SEX VIRGINES COLANT, COLANTQUE SACRUM EIUS, IGNEM AETERNUM.NEC PLURES NEC PAUCIORES ESSE POSSUNT QUAM SEX VIRGINES VESTALES. SEDPAUCIS DIEBUS ANTE DIEM FESTUM MAIORIS POMPAE, SACERDOS VESTALIS UNAGRAVITER AEGRA EST, NEC EXPECTATUR SUPERESSE. SUBSECUTIO INSTANTERQUAESITA EST, ET INVENTA PUELLA ET CONSECRATA EST. INSPERATO DEAEVESTAE DIVINO INTERVENIENTE SACERDOTE LANGUIDA MIRACULOSE RESTITUTAEST SANITATI. SED HOC CREATUM EST POTENTIALE SACRILEGIUM NUMERORUM.NUPER INDUCTA PUELLA IN TEMPLO SERVIRE NON POTERAT, NEC CONSECRARIPOTERAT. POST MULTAM DELIBERATIONEM PLACUIT SUPRANUMERARIAM VIRGINEMEXTRA URBEM MITTERE QUI TORCULAR OLIVAE INVIGILET. SUB EIUSVIGILANTIA, OLEUM OLIVA QUALITATIS PER ORBEM NOTUM CLARUIT. CUM PLANENULLA SIT POSTERITAS, NOTAM NOMINIS EIUS USQUE AD HUNC DIEM PERGITPLUS QUAM DUO MILIA ANNORUM.

All the best,

Anya Leonard

Founder and Director
Classical Wisdom and Classical Wisdom Kids

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