Archaeologists reveal second-largest Roman olive oil mill in the Roman Empire‎

Ca' Foscari University of Venice is co-directing a major international archaeological mission in the Kasserine region of Tunisia. The excavations, focused on the area of ancient Roman Cillium, on the border with present-day Algeria, concentrate on imposing structures linked to oil production, including two torcularia, olive pressing facilities, one of which has been identified as the second largest Roman oil mill in the entire Empire.