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Rome's Monte Testaccio, the ancient world's largest garbage dump, is estimated to contain 53 million broken amphorae.
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Spanish olive groves
2:03 From olives to oil
3:47 The voyage to Portus
5:15 The emperor's oil
6:15 Up the Tiber
7:09 Romanis Magicae
8:02 The warehouse district
9:30 Monte Testaccio
11:12 Significance of a dump
11:46 Visiting Monte Testaccio