The Story Of Tyrian Purple Dye (And Why Stoicism Wouldn’t Exist Without It)
In ancient times, Tyrian purple was THE color to be seen in. And without it, Stoic philosophy may never have existed. That might sound bizarre, but bear with me. The specific purple we’re indebted to took the form of a reddish-purple dye and had several other names in ancient times including: Phoenician purpleImperial purpleRoyal purpleImperial dye…