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

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 ...