COLORS IN IMPERIAL ROME AND BYZANTIUM.
This gave rise to the “sumptuary laws”, which were often ignored in reality.
These laws were intended to regulate the use of fabrics, especially purple fabric, which only the privileged and sovereign were supposed to wear.
In contrast, the first Christians rejected the ostentation of colors as testimony of their faith, characterized by simplicity and temperance, instead wore modest clothing, without decorations or ornaments, typical of the lower classes.
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