This week, in history acting unruly… Hawaii’s Lei Day (May 1) was born in troubling times—namely, US annexation. Now the holiday is facing its own troubles as environmental issues like deforestation are impacting the ability to make leis. As you all might know, I attended Columbia University. Right now, my alma mater is in the news for its truly horrific handling of students protesting the genocide in Palestine and asking for the university to divest from Israel.
That fabulous chunk of Imperial Purple dye is quite striking. Do the snails that produced that color still exist? It was my understanding that Romans killed them off, but it may not be true.
Why don’t Emperors wear imperial purple in modern media representations? They did in older, even colorized movies, but now we get whatever the costume dude likes. A move away from historical accuracy, or just hubris? Enquiring minds want to know…
That fabulous chunk of Imperial Purple dye is quite striking. Do the snails that produced that color still exist? It was my understanding that Romans killed them off, but it may not be true.
Why don’t Emperors wear imperial purple in modern media representations? They did in older, even colorized movies, but now we get whatever the costume dude likes. A move away from historical accuracy, or just hubris? Enquiring minds want to know…