Olive trees originated in a number of Mediterranean countries such as Italy and Greece around 5000 BC, but it was the Ancient Greeks who first cultivated them and pressed the oil in Crete. From there the oil was exported to mainland Greece, the rest of the Mediterranean as well as Asia Minor and Northern Africa . The Romans then planted olive groves throughout the entire Mediterranean basin.
Olive oil was (and still is ) an important part of Greek culture and it has had many medicinal, magical,
