Tyrian purple (Greek, πορφύρα, porphyra, Latin:purpura), also known as Tyrian red, royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a bromine-containing reddish-purplenatural dye. It is a secretion produced by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name Murex.
Background
Tyrian purple may first have been used by the ancient Phoenicians as early as 1570 BC. The dye was greatly prized in antiquity because the colour did not easily fade, but instead became brighter with weathering and sunlight. Its significance is such that the name Phoenicia means 'land of purple.' It came in various shades, the most prized being that of "blackish clotted blood".
Tyrian purple was expensive: the 4th-century-BC historianTheopompus reported, "Purple for dyes fetched its weight in silver at Colophon" in Asia Minor. The expense meant that purple-dyed textiles became status symbols, and early sumptuary laws restricted their uses. The production of Tyrian purple was tightly controlled in Byzantium and was subsidized by the imperial court, which restricted its use for the colouring of imperial silks. Later (9th century) a child born to a reigning emperor was said to be porphyrogenitos, "born in the purple".
The stunning ensemble was an homage to Lebanon’s rich Phoenician legacy, bringing to life the ancient story of Tyrian purple – a color that once symbolized royalty and power ... The costume, titled “An Ode to Tyrian Purple.
Meanwhile, in celebration of Lebanon's legacy, Miss Lebanon's 2024 stunned the audience with a national gown, wearing a Tyrian purple overcoat, which, according to the designer, signifies "wealth, ...
Romans feared Eastern influence on their government and traditions, a sentiment Octavian shrewdly amplified in his rivalry with Antony... Known for receiving the Alexandrian grain fleet, it also likely handled high-value items like Tyrian purple dye.
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Produced in the port city of Tyre in modern-day Lebanon, the dye, commonly known as Tyrian purple, may have given the land of Phoenicia its name — in ancient Greek, the word phoinix could mean purple.
They have found a purple-dyed textile in the 2,400-year-old RoyalTombs...Alexander the Great’s sacred purple tunic speaks ... The use of purple dye, specifically the rare and expensive Tyrian purple, was restricted to the highest-ranking royalty.
TyrianPurple of Alexander... The royal tunic Alexander wore was dyed with "Tyrian purple," a color reserved for royalty across many ancient cultures ... Roman Elites Alone Wore Tyrian Purple, Maintaining ...
Previous excavations at the bathhouse site have also discovered engraved gems known as intaglios, figurines, animal bones, imperial-stamped tiles, and a rare lump of Tyrian purple ...Find out more at. www.uncoveringromancarlisle.co.uk ... Sources .
Vitruvius, De architecturaEmperor Justinian, wearing his TyrianPurple imperial robes ... Vitruvius referred to the purple dye made from Tyrian purple as ostrum ... Purple had become so ingrained in Roman ...
... of the purple tunics worn by the elite. The dye, Tyrian purple, was made from the mucus of a sea snail, “so when it got slightly wet, it would smell like fish, and that became a sign of excellence.
... of the purple tunics worn by the elite. The dye, Tyrian purple, was made from the mucus of a sea snail, “so when it got slightly wet, it would smell like fish, and that became a sign of excellence.
Last week, the Afghan government published a new morality code ... But let me ask you a related question ... Maybe we should not be surprised ... In Rome, only senators and magistrates were allowed to wear Tyrian purple, and then only as a border to their robes.
Few tourists visit the tiny fishing and farming village of Goudouras in the far Southeast of the island ... hospitality still exists ... No one paid me ... Koufonisi Island ... TyrianPurple, from the murex shells cultivated here, was worth its weight in silver ... .
