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…