[irishjuggler]

Legendary Roman Pliny the Elder famously wrote: “There are two liquids most pleasing to human bodies... inside: wine; outside: olive oil.”

(I’ve never quite understood it. Was olive oil like the iced tea or Arnold Palmer of ancient times, guzzled outside on hot days?)

[Publius]

In the ancient world, olive oil was currency, just as cowhides were currency.

[nickcarraway]

From your quote, maybe he meant applied to the skin topically.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

When you went to the baths they would rub you all over with olive oil and then scrape you with a wooden (or ivory) strigil.

[NautiNurse]

Avocados were formerly known as “poor man’s butter.”

[sjmjax]

Body lotion.

[Celtic Conservative]

No, it was used as soap. It was applied and then scraped off.

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