The Aeneid was taught at schools, and its verses routinely written as a pedagogical exercise for many generations. Virgil was the most popular poet of his time, and still many centuries later. Through overlaying, the researchers were able to infer that the text corresponds to the seventh and eighth verses of the first book of The Georgics, a poem by Virgil dedicated to agriculture and life in the countryside, written in 29 BC, which say,Īuoniamglandem maresta, poqtisAquit C la bellota aonia por la espiga óel ag S vais avoniam glandemm arestapoqv tisaqv it Everything changed, however, when the epigraph was deciphered, revealing the following words: Thus, the fragment of an amphora with text on it seemed, at first, just another piece, devoid of special interest. In the surroundings of Corduba, modern-day Cordoba, a good part of the olive oil consumed by Rome was produced and packaged, as evidenced, for example, by the remnants of amphorae with "Betica" seals preserved on Mount Testaccio. Likewise, it was hardly shocking to find a piece of an amphora in an area like the plain of the Guadalquivir River, considered one of the nerve centers of olive oil production and trade throughout the Empire. In fact, the information printed on amphorae (producers, quantities, control…) has allowed archaeologists to understand the history of agricultural trade during the Empire. Neither was the research team astonished by the fact that the amphora featured words, as this is quite common too. In fact, at first, the research team was not particularly surprised to receive the fragment from Francisco Adame, a resident of the village of Ochavillo, the first person who noticed that little piece of Rome when walking through Arroyo de Tamujar, an area very close to the village of Villalón (Fuente Palmera). Monte Testaccio in Rome, an artificial mound comprised of Roman pottery, is an infinite source of information about the Roman olive and wine industry.
Thus far, nothing would have been extraordinary about the find, as countless pieces of pottery from ancient Rome have been found.
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