Laura Manach :bongoCat: on Nostr: Because producing purple was so difficult and expensive — supposedly worth more ...

Because producing purple was so difficult and expensive — supposedly worth more than gold — it was scarce and therefore prized, and so it was favoured by royalty.

Purple is even mentioned in the Old Testament, specifically, to be used in the tabernacle.

Rulers all across the ancient world wore Tyrian purple, and so it became the colour of royalty, prestige, and might.

An association that has remained ever since.