11-09-2006, 09:16 PM
Right- the existence of a natural dye and availability of that dye should be the determining factors when deciding what's appropriate. Sure purple was a color that was used by the ancients, but it was INCREDIBLY expensive, so a purple sagum/ paenula is pretty unlikely :wink: To be honest, pink probably would be okay- off-white wool, not enough madder or another red dye to actually turn it red and presto: pink. I think it's been suggested there's a mosaic or fresco somewhere that seems to show a pink tunica, yes? Actually, I'm not even sure it's defensible to suggest cloaks were more likely dull colors- the Romans certainly liked their color, so why not in their cloaks too?
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