Tyrian purple was reserved for the elite in antiquity ... Experts believe it may indicate that the bath-house was visited by ...

The Eastern Roman Empire had seven simultaneous emperors during the Middle Ages, between the years 1203 and 1204 AD. This was ...

Only the emperor was allowed to wear a purple ... Equestrian togas had a narrow purple stripe (clavus augustus). Roman society also involved a system of patronage. Members of the upper classes ...

It became a colour seen on emperors, priests, kings and judges. The rules on purple weren’t to be taken lightly. The Roman historian Suetonius spoke of an incident where King Ptolemy of ...

Diocletian, who once ruled territory that now includes Croatia, tried and failed to rein in inflation by dictating prices.