The millenary history of the olive tree is intertwined with traditions, myths, tales of civilization. Mentioned in the Bible, in the works of Homer, in Arabic texts, in Egyptian graffiti, in Dante's Divine Comedy and beyond, the olive tree has inspired the most famous writers and poets, such as Pablo Neruda, whose ode to the olive tree is one of the mos…
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