This well-illustrated and engaging volume translates and parses the encrypted languages spoken through the hue over time, situating it firmly within the variant cultural, religious, imperial, and economic contexts at play within Byzantium over more than 1,100 years.

Chryssa Ranoutsaki. Purpur in Byzanz: Privileg und Würdeformel. Reichert Verlag, 2022.

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by Sarah Bond, University of Iowa