The use of purple dye, specifically the rare and expensive Tyrian purple, was restricted to the highest-ranking royalty. The ...

A fetching purple tunic found in an ancient tomb in Greece belonged to Alexander the Great, experts say. The revered ceremonial garment – called 'mesoleucon sarapis' – was uncovered 47 ...

The chunk of Tyrian purple, roughly the size of a ping pong ball, was dug up at Carlisle Cricket Club as part of ongoing yearly excavations. A Roman bathhouse was discovered at the site in 2017 ...