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I don't know when China was doing purple, but do note that we have proof of Phoenicians making purple from these snails as far back as around 1400BCE. It preda
by bcrosby95 5y ago
I don't know when China was doing purple, but do note that we have proof of Phoenicians making purple from these snails as far back as around 1400BCE. It predates the Romans by a very long time.
- routerl 5y agoYes, hence Tyrian purple, from Tyre in Lebanon. Han purple comes from ~1000 BC[1]. But we were talking about regal purple, which I'm fairly certain was an outcome of Roman sumptuary laws. Eventually only the emperor could wear it. Yes, Tyrian purple predates the Romans, but it was merely a luxury good rather than a symbol of empire. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_purple_and_Han_blue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_purple_and_Han_blue