Viggen Posted September 15, 2003 Report Share Posted September 15, 2003 A British amateur chemist has worked out how the ancient Romans dyed the togas of emperors this deep colour thanks to a bacterium found in cockles from the supermarket Tesco. The hue had special significance as the colour of imperial power. Cleopatra also had the sails on her ship dyed the same colour. The recipe for the dye had been kept a craft secret, even in ancient Egypt and Rome. There are few references to the dying process in the historical literature. full article at the BBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb_control Posted September 17, 2003 Report Share Posted September 17, 2003 cockles? Meaning chickens right? All these thing the rome did makes you wonder how man let it-self go into the dark ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jugurtha Posted September 18, 2003 Report Share Posted September 18, 2003 I think cockles are crustaceans. - JUG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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