The Romans regarded soap as an invention of the Gauls, and it’s likely that transmission of soap was from Gaul to Rome, rather than from Egypt or Mesopotamia.
I said Romans regarded soap as an invention of the Gauls, and explicitly noted that the transmission was likely from Gaul to Italy, rather than from a culture which had invented soap before the Gauls, such as Egypt or Mesopotamia.
Did you even read the wiki article you linked to? The Babylonians and others invented “proto-soaps” and “soap-like materials” but what we regard as “true soap” wasn’t invented until much later, and if the Romans were correct that it came from Gaul, then that would make it Celtic in origin. Try actually reading the actual sources you linked to.
The Romans regarded soap as an invention of the Gauls, and it’s likely that transmission of soap was from Gaul to Rome, rather than from Egypt or Mesopotamia.
Except for those pesky Babylonians.
I said Romans regarded soap as an invention of the Gauls, and explicitly noted that the transmission was likely from Gaul to Italy, rather than from a culture which had invented soap before the Gauls, such as Egypt or Mesopotamia.
I heard you the first time.
The barbarians didn’t invent soap.
Did you even read the wiki article you linked to? The Babylonians and others invented “proto-soaps” and “soap-like materials” but what we regard as “true soap” wasn’t invented until much later, and if the Romans were correct that it came from Gaul, then that would make it Celtic in origin. Try actually reading the actual sources you linked to.