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gptkbp:instanceOf
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dye
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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royal purple
imperial purple
Phoenician purple
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gptkbp:aroma
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foul odor during production
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:King
gptkb:Roman_emperors
Byzantine emperors
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gptkbp:canExtract
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crushing Murex snails
fermentation of snail glands
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gptkbp:chemicalClass
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6,6'-dibromoindigo
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gptkbp:color
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purple
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Phoenicians
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gptkbp:extractionProcess
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expensive
labor-intensive
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gptkbp:extractionYield
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very low per snail
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gptkbp:firstProduced
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circa 1570 BCE
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gptkbp:hasMolecularFormula
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C16H8Br2N2O2
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gptkbp:historicalName
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dyeing textiles
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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status symbol
luxury good
trade commodity
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Tyrian purple
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gptkbp:legalStatus
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restricted to royalty in Roman Empire
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkb:Pliny_the_Elder's_Natural_History
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gptkbp:modernUse
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scientific research
historical reenactment
rare
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gptkbp:notableSite
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Sidon
Tyre
Murex Hill
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gptkbp:originatedIn
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Phoenicia
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gptkbp:producedBy
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gptkb:Murex_sea_snails
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gptkbp:productionDeclined
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after fall of Byzantine Empire
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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synthetic dyes
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gptkbp:solubility
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insoluble in water
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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gptkb:noble_family
power
wealth
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gptkbp:syntheticAlternative
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mauveine
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:ancient_Greeks
gptkb:ancient_Phoenicians
gptkb:ancient_Romans
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gptkbp:usedFor
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ceremonial robes
imperial garments
senatorial togas
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Tekhelet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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