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The first refers to her place of birth, which is a city in the ancient region of Lydia (modern-day Akhisar, Turkey). The second comes from the Latin word for purple and relates to her connection with purple dye. Philippi (modern-day Macedonia (Greece)) was the city in which Lydia was living when she met St. Paul and his companions. All these ...
Purple is one of the least used colors in vexillology and heraldry. Currently, the color appears in only four national flags: that of Dominica, Spain, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, and one co-official national flag, the Wiphala (co-official national flag of Bolivia ). However, it is also present in the flags of several administrative subdivisions ...
"Smoke on the Water" is a song by English rock band Deep Purple, released on their 1972 studio album Machine Head. The song's lyrics are based on true events, chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland.
Singapore and Zurich are the most expensive cities in the world to live in, according to a new report.. The Southeast Asia hub retains the spot it held last year, with Switzerland’s largest city ...
The city-state of Singapore and Switzerland’s Zurich were named as the most expensive cities in the world. The rise of the latter, which jumped from sixth place on last year’s list, was ...
In fact, some places are so expensive to live in Europe that only the rich can afford it. ... Dublin ranks in the top 3% of the most expensive cities in the world, with average monthly living ...
Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire , and later by Roman Catholic bishops .
2. Switzerland. Cost-of-living index: 114.2 Local purchasing power: 118.7 Switzerland has one of the highest costs of living in the world. Rent is only $1,633.64 but worldwide income tax can run ...