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What famous histroical figures may have used purple dye from the Phoenicians and how did they use it?
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What does Phoenicians mean?
The Greek word phoínios means "purple" - after the purple dye from a shellfish which the Phoenicians traded.
What Mesopotamian civilization had purple dye?
The Phoenicians were famous for their purple cloth and they used shellfish for their purple dye in order to dye the cloth which is created only for the robes of the kings. hope this can help :)
What did the royalty especially prize about the Phoenicians?
The purple dye the Phoenicians made from a shellfish. We talk today of Royal Purple.
Who is the person who discovered the dye for purlpe?
The Phoenicians were the first to create purple dye, and became quite famous for it in the ancient world.
Who traded purple dye?
Phoenicians.
Why were the Phoenicians known as purple people?
They made a purple dye from shellfish.
These people were known for the purple cloth they created?
The Phoenicians
What ancient culture invented purple dye?
The Phoenicians
What is a resource the Phoenicians had?
Timber, metals, purple dye.
When was purple discovered?
Purple was discovered by the Phoenicians, they found it in some sort of seashell in the Mediterranean Sea.
What was the purple dye that the Phoenicians used called?
Murex dye :)
What two products did the Phoenicians specialize in?
Cedarwood and purple dye.
