Note 1366 — BOOK XIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FRUIT TREES.
John Bostock translation
Or “vat.” The common reading was “oleo,” which would imply that they were plunged into boiling oil. Columella favours the latter reading, B. xii. c. 16.
John Bostock translation
Or “vat.” The common reading was “oleo,” which would imply that they were plunged into boiling oil. Columella favours the latter reading, B. xii. c. 16.