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Soap was invented in 2800 BC

• ekianjo 5y ago
  And you would be surprised that it was not routinely available everywhere, anytime, in antiquity. Mass consumption of soap is a very, very recent thing.
  • cainxinth 5y ago
    First hit from Google for “Did they use soap in biblical times?”: >”Soap became hugely popular throughout the Roman Empire, around 100 BC to 400 AD. When the ruins of Pompeii were excavated, an entire soap factory was discovered in the rubble.”