Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: The fig is believed to be oldest cultivated fruit in Mediterranean area and has left ...

The fig is believed to be oldest cultivated fruit in Mediterranean area and has left evidence of its importance in art, culture and religion since the dawn of time. Their sweetness and virtues did not fail to seduce ancient Romans who over time spread their cultivation throughout Italian peninsula and whole Empire.

📷 : Upside-down fig tree in Bacoli, Italy. "No one is quite sure how the tree ended up there or how it survived, but year after year it continues to grow downwards and bear figs."