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  2. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    Violet and purple retained their status as the color of emperors and princes of the church throughout the long rule of the Byzantine Empire. While violet was worn less frequently by Medieval and Renaissance kings and princes, it was worn by the professors of many of Europe's new universities.

  3. Byzantine blue - Wikipedia

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    Byzantine blue is a color ranging from light celestial blue or lazuli to dark Egyptian blue. Variations. Dark Byzantine blue. The dark variation is best described ...

  4. Porphyrios (whale) - Wikipedia

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    In 1996, James Allan Stewart Evans suggested that the name was a reference to the color of the whale's skin. [6] Porphyra meant a deep purple color in Greek and Porphyrios might have had dark-wine colored skin. [7] This was further supported by John K. Papadopoulos and Deborah Ruscillo in 2002, who believed the name simply meant "purple". [8]

  5. Liturgical colours - Wikipedia

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    Vestments in different liturgical colours. Liturgical colours are specific colours used for vestments and hangings within the context of Christian liturgy.The symbolism of violet, blue, white, green, red, gold, black, rose and other colours may serve to underline moods appropriate to a season of the liturgical year or may highlight a special occasion.

  6. Tekhelet - Wikipedia

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    The Sifrei says that counterfeit tekhelet was made from both "[red] dye and indigo", indicating that the overall color was purple. [ c ] However, other sources list just "indigo" as the counterfeit, suggesting either that in their opinion the colour was purely blue, or that indigo was the main counterfeit ingredient and the other ingredients ...

  7. Vermilion - Wikipedia

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    The name originated because it had a similar color to the natural red dye made from an insect, Kermes vermilio, which was widely used in Europe. [2] [3] The first recorded use of "vermilion" as a color name in English was in 1289. [4] [5] The term cinnabar is used in mineralogy and crystallography for the red crystalline form of mercury sulfide ...

  8. Theodora (wife of Justinian I) - Wikipedia

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    Theodora (/ ˌ θ iː ə ˈ d ɔːr ə /; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490 – 28 June 548) [1] was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I.She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527.

  9. Nika riots - Wikipedia

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    The Nika riots (Greek: Στάσις τοῦ Νίκα, romanized: Stásis toû Níka), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 CE.