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  2. Tyrian purple - Wikipedia

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    Production of Tyrian purple for use as a fabric dye began as early as 1200 BC by the Phoenicians, and was continued by the Greeks and Romans until 1453 AD, with the fall of Constantinople. In the same way as the modern-day Latin alphabet of Phoenician origin, Phoenician purple pigment was spread through the unique Phoenician trading empire. [1]

  3. Tyros (nymph) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Tyros (Ancient Greek: Τύρος, romanized: Túros), also romanised Tyrus, is a Phoenician nymph, the civic personification of the ancient city of Tyre, in modern Lebanon. In myth, Tyros becomes a lover of the Theban hero Heracles and is associated with the creation of tyrian purple , the rare and expensive dye Tyre was ...

  4. Phoenicia - Wikipedia

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    The most prized Phoenician goods were fabrics dyed with Tyrian purple, which formed a major part of Phoenician wealth. The violet-purple dye derived from the hypobranchial gland of the Murex marine snail, once profusely available in coastal waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea but now exploited to local extinction. Phoenicians may have ...

  5. Phoenician people - Wikipedia

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    The most prized Phoenician goods were fabrics dyed with Tyrian purple, which formed a major part of Phoenician wealth. The violet-purple dye derived from the hypobranchial gland of the Murex marine snail, once profusely available in coastal waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea but exploited to local extinction. Phoenicians may have ...

  6. Merchant - Wikipedia

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    Phoenician merchants traded across the entire Mediterranean region. The Phoenicians became well known amongst contemporaries as "traders in purple" – a reference to their monopoly over the purple dye extracted from the murex shell. [15] The Phoenicians plied their ships across the Mediterranean, becoming a major trading power by the 9th ...

  7. Here's where to shop the 8 newly released colors of the ...

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    (Pro tip: If they're already sold out on Stanley, Dick's Sporting Goods usually still has them in stock.) Stanley The new color palette includes shades of blue, purple, orange, yellow and more.

  8. Phoenicia under Roman rule - Wikipedia

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    Romans were able to rely on Phoenicians' cities for goods and materials in which they acquired through trade. On the other hand, Romans provided economic activity for local Phoenician cities in which they traded agricultural and craft products (wine, oil, glass, purple, silk, textiles, ceramics) that were exported to Rome and other surrounding ...

  9. Phoenician history - Wikipedia

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    The Phoenician city states fell under his rule over a period of three years, forced to pay heavy tribute in money, goods, and natural resources. However, the Phoenicians were not annexed outright—they remained in a state of vassalage, subordinate to the Assyrians but allowed a certain degree of freedom.