HOW MUCH EVOO DO YOU NEED TO SIGN A FOOTBALLER?

HOW MUCH EVOO DO YOU NEED TO SIGN A FOOTBALLER?

The Turkish football club Yorukalispor signed Ghanaian footballer Mohammed Sumailia last season for the sum of 10 liters of olive oil. Sumailia hasn’t just played for the Yorukalispor club, he also played as an amateur for Torbali, Soma and Gazielmir in the previous 5...
 EL CÓDIGO HAMMURABI Y LA REGULACIÓN DEL COMERCIO DEL ACEITE DE OLIVA

THE CODE OF HAMMURABI AND THE REGULATION OF THE OLIVE OIL TRADE

It is well-known that olive oil has been an object of trade since antiquity. However, what may not be as evident is that its trade was first regulated in the first legislative code in history. Known as the Code of Hammurabi, it was a compilation of laws and edicts...
OLIVE TREES WERE SYMBOLS OF ETERNAL LIFE FOR EL GRECO

OLIVE TREES WERE SYMBOLS OF ETERNAL LIFE FOR EL GRECO

El Greco, the well-known renaissance painter, developed a very particular style in his maturity. Having been based in Spain from 1577 until his death, he focused on doing grandiose paintings with religious themes. One of his most famous themes was «The prayer of Jesus...