During this time, there is only evidence of Tyrian purple being used for textiles and wall paintings. However, there is more ...

This particular shade, known as Tyrian, was unusual because it didn’t fade and became more vivid the more it was worn. Image caption, In Ancient Rome, wearing purple showed you were someone of ...

But the “Tyrian purple” associated with royalty—believed to have originated in Phoenicia (modern Lebanon) as early as 1200 B.C.—was made by extracting mucus from snails found along the ...