Purple
Symbology
"The most associated color with Roman Emperor Clothing is the color purple. Only
a Roman Emperor was allowed to wear the 'trabea' which was a toga entirely colored
in purple and worn on ceremonial occasions. Statues of gods were also dressed in
the purple trabea toga, emphasising the importance of the color and of course
associating the Emperor with the Roman gods. The purple toga was also referred
to as the Toga purpurea. Lesser mortals such as kings, senators, young sons of
senators, augurs and some other important priests were allowed to have purple
stripes on their togas. The width of the stripe varied accordance to their
status."
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