Another reason that Tyrian Purple was so expensive and desired was because, unlike other dyes, which faded over time, the colour of Tyrian Purple-dyed clothes only darkened over time! Similarly, while other dyes faded in sunlight, the more you left clothes dyed Tyrian Purple in the sun, the deeper and more beautiful the colour of the clothes became. A cloth dyed Tyrian Purple would, therefore, only get better, and develop a richer colour, the longer you kept it. This made it especially precious in a time when colour-fast dyes (like we have today) didn’t exist (and wouldn’t for several millenia).
Another thing about Tyrrhian purple: It was made from fermented sea snails. While it made a beautiful color, it stank to high heaven. There is a fascinating book by a man who figured out how the dye was made and , through experimentation, rediscovered the process.
@@___LC___ i kind of doubt that. It would have been extremely easy to get diarrhea from parasites found in food and water. Not to mention all of the other causes of diarrhea that we still suffer from today.
@@nonamenoname1942 RE: "Well, you could wash it with urine, so not a problem." A fullo was a Roman fuller or laundry worker. Hence, the modern family name of Fuller.
I love the Weird History channel. I was just binging the Timeline series and the notification for this video came up. Great researching and sense of humor in every video.
Man it's gonna be really confusing for future historians when people think we wore suits all the time because tons of statues are in them and people are buried in them so it'd look like we wore them all the time.
I guess this would be sort of like how in almost all the movies from the 30’s to the early 60’s most men wore suits. However whenever I look at pictures of family from that time I hardly ever see them wearing suits.
That's hilarious Hank, i remember my mums cousins, so my second cousins wearing only the best clothing, as my Uncle & Aunty were quite well off, but they always wore socks with sandals but also us Aussie's, mainly the blokes, in winter wear socks with a pair of thongs (flip-flops) 😂
1:35 actually only candidates for office wore the toga candida (that's where the word candidate comes from). Magistrates wore togas with a purple stripe and regular senators, who were technically private citizens, wore the toga virilis
do you use latin with the classical/restored or ecclesiastical/italian pronunciation? If you use the ecclesiastical pronunciation it would be kind of wrong because the romans used the classical one.
Wouldn't it be funny if Caligula met Hannibal Barca? I say that because Caligula was played by Malcolm McDowell (1979) and Hannibal Barca was played by his nephew, Alexander Siddig (2006)
I learned in school that the purple toga costed the equivalent of trillions of dollars today. I doubt that that's an accurate estimation (?) It's probably more equivalent to a haute couture Dior outfit or something.
Rome the TV show was pretty accurate in their dress. Only Politicians and the elite wore togas, the plebs outfits were about right too. They tried pretty hard to match the sets and costumes to the era, and did the best job Ive seen on any movie or show.
"Caligula" means "little boot" - singular - and was slang for a young soldier, a moniker Caligula earned because he grew up on the campaign trail, among soldiers.
It was also a name that Caligula *hated* and if you called him that to his face, he’d invent a way to make you regret it. If he knew that was how history would remember him, he’d have probably done something preemptively awful to prevent that. O, Irony
They called him “Caligula” because his father had a pair of soldiers boots made for him. The soldiers all loved it and started calling him that. It stuck.
@@user-jt3zv2jc7u If you’re thinking of Max Miller, nope . . . not him. The most popular narrator for Weird History is Tom Blank. He’s the one with the mesmerizing voice.
I always learn something far more interesting than in my history classes. Clothing really does matter.^^ and oh... Would it be possible for you to make a video about the history of common household items and toiletries? And how women in different periods dealt with their monthly periods. I'm always looking forward to new videos.
Tyrion purple dye wasn’t purple, it was a grey ah disgusting slimy soup that the clothing would be cooked in, and when it oxidized after being removed from the liquid it turned purple
I lived in in Italy for a year. Saved up some expense cash and went shopping for clothes in Rome. I got all decked out in classic Italian fashions, leather shoes, tight jeans, gaudy shirts, ridiculous sun glasses. I fit right in! I was passing for Italian finally! When I got home to the states I was really excited to show off my new clothes- but when you put on outfits like that in the states you just look like an absolute douche bag. All that high end Italian clothing rotted in my closet because I haven't been back to Italy since.
@@chocolatethunda0177 Considering Denmark, ie Southern Scandinavia, sits on the end of the Gulf Stream and thus is the destination of a lot of warm water, resulting in one of the mildest temperature ranges in the world, I'd have to disagree here. Italy's winters are colder. Summers much the same.
the razors had a pretty wide range of styles, a lot look similar to an Ulu knife or Mesa Luna, others are similar to a Japanese style straight razor. oil or light grease seems to have been the norm in place of shaving soap or cream. And usualy one would go to a barber for a shave or have a friend/ slave/ partner shave them. The needing of help to shave was one of the reasons the Romans were very judgmental of bearded people, it meant you were poor and alone.
While in Rome, I’d dress like I’m headed to a party at Faber College. Delta may be the worst house on campus, but the parties are worth it. “Knowledge Is Good”
Coming soon, The Egypgens. Not to be confused with the Egyptians, their very human compatriots. Brought to by the conspiracy theorist organization Friday the Thirteenth!
@@emilycosgrove1656 The New Testament did occur during the Roman Empire, however, I imagine that the Jews might have had different clothing styles from the Romans. Also the Old Testament covers thousands of years and possibly many different clothing styles.
I'm italian and I'm weirdes by how sandals+socks was an idea of my ancestors previously than of Germans (now, in Europe, they're kinda their singnature style, but I also sadly see a lot of teen dressed that way) 😅
I really like that I found this channel. I'm subscribed to so many history channels that focus too much on battles and significant dates. It's very refreshing to get a channel that looks at all the small details that you would rarely know unless specifically searching for it
I don't remember being this early for my history classes.
@Ghost Ghost Last time I was this early, Palpatine was still a senator.
@Ghost Ghost Last time I was this early a ghost was a ghost
@Ghost Ghost damn
Another reason that Tyrian Purple was so expensive and desired was because, unlike other dyes, which faded over time, the colour of Tyrian Purple-dyed clothes only darkened over time! Similarly, while other dyes faded in sunlight, the more you left clothes dyed Tyrian Purple in the sun, the deeper and more beautiful the colour of the clothes became. A cloth dyed Tyrian Purple would, therefore, only get better, and develop a richer colour, the longer you kept it. This made it especially precious in a time when colour-fast dyes (like we have today) didn’t exist (and wouldn’t for several millenia).
Omg didn’t know this! Super cool
The sea creatures they used to make the dye also REEKED. It was an utterly nauseating process to actually even MAKE the dye.
@@lexigrimhaive do they still make it this way??
@@h0rriphic The short answer is yes. The long one is theory of how to make it without snails was written in 2010 and it still costs 3 grand per gram
I love you
Another thing about Tyrrhian purple: It was made from fermented sea snails. While it made a beautiful color, it stank to high heaven. There is a fascinating book by a man who figured out how the dye was made and , through experimentation, rediscovered the process.
Imagine having a bad case of diarrhea wearing that thing AND it's white....
Ancient people were more likely to suffer from constipation and if it was diarrhea...usually so bad they weren’t going to the senate.
Imagine women having to menstruate in a giant bulk of white silk. I bet it was stressful.
@@___LC___ i kind of doubt that. It would have been extremely easy to get diarrhea from parasites found in food and water. Not to mention all of the other causes of diarrhea that we still suffer from today.
Well, you could wash it with urine, so not a problem.
@@nonamenoname1942
RE: "Well, you could wash it with urine, so not a problem."
A fullo was a Roman fuller or laundry worker. Hence, the modern family name of Fuller.
I love the Weird History channel. I was just binging the Timeline series and the notification for this video came up. Great researching and sense of humor in every video.
Gotta love it!!! Love the historyyyyy haha
Heck yeah! So early. Dude, your videos are always so fun to watch. Been watching for years! Have a great day!
Man it's gonna be really confusing for future historians when people think we wore suits all the time because tons of statues are in them and people are buried in them so it'd look like we wore them all the time.
Yeah!
I love this channel I watch it with my son on the big screen everyday. We learn something new or engrave something we already knew with better memory
Back in the day, lots of Romans wore shackles (mostly out of necessity).
Married men of today can relate
"When in Rome, how would I dress?" Simple: toga! toga! toga! 😁✌
I applaud your pronunciations 👏🏼👏🏼
As a lover of Lingua Latina myself, I have to agree, they were on point.
I guess this would be sort of like how in almost all the movies from the 30’s to the early 60’s most men wore suits. However whenever I look at pictures of family from that time I hardly ever see them wearing suits.
Public and private wear.
People liked to dress well when out in public. In private they dressed comfortably.
Such historic videos are highly needed ...it would be beneficial to students and graduates..need more videos
Can you post info on how the Etruscan civilization influenced the Roman fashion and culture?
I like your channel!
"Put it away Biggus!" That was hilarious
It's always been a joke among my friends that you can tell a Brit since he's wearing socks with his sandals. Now I know why.
Roman influence on England: Architecture, roads, aquaducts, socks with sandals
That's hilarious Hank, i remember my mums cousins, so my second cousins wearing only the best clothing, as my Uncle & Aunty were quite well off, but they always wore socks with sandals but also us Aussie's, mainly the blokes, in winter wear socks with a pair of thongs (flip-flops) 😂
I think its common in the US and Germany as well...
I love the socks and sandals bit
1:35 actually only candidates for office wore the toga candida (that's where the word candidate comes from). Magistrates wore togas with a purple stripe and regular senators, who were technically private citizens, wore the toga virilis
Where the Toga goes the Roman goes
Obviously they design them for the very 1st timw
At 8:18, is that solid undeniable proof the Romans invented the Crocs?
Wow. Imagine having to wear a graduation gown _e v e r y d a y._
If the toga was for formal occasions, what did they usually wear?
What was there casual wear?
And the clothing for the poor was also not answered...
Tunics. The poor wore tunics as well but obviously the wealthy had much fancier tunics
Poorer Romans were fond of jeans.
Led by the plebian Levi, of the Strauss family
Me, an Italian ready to pin point every error and cringing at the Latin pronunciation: 👀
do you use latin with the classical/restored or ecclesiastical/italian pronunciation? If you use the ecclesiastical pronunciation it would be kind of wrong because the romans used the classical one.
@@livrasyt166 we usually read in ecclesiastic version, but we can easily pronunce both. There are not big differences, it's quite simple.
Let’s pint point every error in your writing English pronunciation, too.
@@Risperanto huh? 😅
YES FINALLY I'M WAITING FOR THIS
So if you piss your pants, you’re just doing laundry?
Only if you sit in it for a few days.
Fashion is my thing so is history lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Do you follow anyone like Bernadette Banner? Or any of the many you tubers who are experts and recreate historical garments?
Please make a video about Assyrian cloths, hair (and beard) stiles.
great video
Of course sandals are the only thing the movies got right... Why am I not surprised?
I came away earlier than anticipated
Please make a video on what Indians (Bhartiya) used to wear in vedic time and during colonisation.
I think I saw Bill Wurtz 😁
So is nobody gonna talk about how they wore clothes dipped in the urine of random people... 😳🙊
Whenever you hear someone say it would be cool to live in Roman times, just mention this.
I love how they weren't ignorantly bound by the discomfort of showing ones body and skin, normally perpetuated by religion.
Those tunic skirt combo's look very comfortable
Loved this channel let's get weird
Did they wear Nike’s?
Yes, the Air Jordan sandals were quite popular
Wouldn't it be funny if Caligula met Hannibal Barca?
I say that because Caligula was played by Malcolm McDowell (1979) and Hannibal Barca was played by his nephew, Alexander Siddig (2006)
Ladies wore tunicas, stolas, and a long piece of fabric called a palla.
I would love to wear a simple tunic everyday it looks so comfortable and unfussy
I learned in school that the purple toga costed the equivalent of trillions of dollars today. I doubt that that's an accurate estimation (?) It's probably more equivalent to a haute couture Dior outfit or something.
"Put it away, Biggus!"
History of cigarettes
Please 🙏
I love such videos...
I'm so early its unbelieve
Ayyy early gang
The toga must’ve been itchy since it was made of wool
You only need look at sculptures and paintings of everyday Roman people to see how they dressed.
Fashion of Tang Dynasty?
More fashion videos for different types of civilization and eras...please
can you do a video about how these old societies kept historic facts and artefacts of other older societies???
Direct contacts between ancient Rome and China have not been recorded. The Parthians always played intermediaries.
Romans took their togas serious, because they made so many levels to show how broke you truly are
One day, I'm going to show up to school in a fucking toga.
That’s always existed. Medieval peasants were banned from using certain fabrics, dyes, and furs because then they may be mistaken for a noble.
@@gamercarmen3957 YESSSSS 🤣👏
The answer: pretty Drippy
The only correct answer*
Me too
Amen
u mean drapey?
Pursue the drip
Rome the TV show was pretty accurate in their dress. Only Politicians and the elite wore togas, the plebs outfits were about right too. They tried pretty hard to match the sets and costumes to the era, and did the best job Ive seen on any movie or show.
Yeah I didn't get that dig at Rome in the intro either. Narrator probably never even watched Rome.
@@ipellaers the narrator probably didn't even write the script
too bad the show got cancelled
@BeavisMalverde lol yes
"Caligula" means "little boot" - singular - and was slang for a young soldier, a moniker Caligula earned because he grew up on the campaign trail, among soldiers.
And the troops didn’t like him or his attitude.
It was also a name that Caligula *hated* and if you called him that to his face, he’d invent a way to make you regret it. If he knew that was how history would remember him, he’d have probably done something preemptively awful to prevent that. O, Irony
They called him “Caligula” because his father had a pair of soldiers boots made for him. The soldiers all loved it and started calling him that. It stuck.
To be a raging perv.
Or as Mary Beard delightfully puts it, 'Bootykins'.
"The Sack of Rome"? Really, Weird History? Really? lmao
They did it. They actually did it.
I definitely miss my Rome being sacked, let me tell yea!
I about choked on my popcorn at that one!
Who would’ve thought the world’s clothes were made in China since Ancient Rome?!
hahaaha
“Madeus in Chinus”? Que? See, thisus is whyus I buyus productii “Madeus in Roma”!
Some things never change.
@@JustANervousWreck lmaoo
Not sexy as romans there's already call modesty at China when they're make clothing at least most of it cover all body especially women
Please do a video on Vlad the Impaler if you haven't already. Thank you.
Socks & Sandals is indeed a holy unity that will never go out of style.
Not me reading this while wearing socks and sandals cuz I can't afford winter shoes right now 😓
Thanks for letting us know that socks with sandals is a Romanesque fashion statement. 🧐✨💯🗿
And now Floridian!
Now I don't feel so bad.
@@Learnamericanenglishonline
Same for me except with Crocs. 🙋
@@eddysgaming9868
I remember getting ridiculed by a young lady way back in 1998. She might have simply been rude. 🙋🤔
Lol
Who narrates these short videos?? He has a mesmerizing voice I could listen to all day. If any one knows please let me know, thanks.
He wears the Toga Picta
I'm pretty sure it's the same guy who recreates popular dishes from the past cause his voice is so distinctive
@@user-jt3zv2jc7u If you’re thinking of Max Miller, nope . . . not him. The most popular narrator for Weird History is Tom Blank. He’s the one with the mesmerizing voice.
Sea snails: exist
Phoenicians: NOW THE PHOENICIANS CAN GET DOWN TO BUSINESS
1:22 WH Narrator's face reveal?
I didn’t even see that jeksjxbqkjzhs
Watch his first vid
doubt it
I always learn something far more interesting than in my history classes. Clothing really does matter.^^ and oh... Would it be possible for you to make a video about the history of common household items and toiletries? And how women in different periods dealt with their monthly periods. I'm always looking forward to new videos.
Agreed!! I’d be more interested in this than the upper elations
Tyrion purple dye wasn’t purple, it was a grey ah disgusting slimy soup that the clothing would be cooked in, and when it oxidized after being removed from the liquid it turned purple
I wonder how they discovered it XD
It's like how the dye that colour jeans is green, and turn blue when oxidised
@@mfaizsyahmi That's called indigo dye.
Thank you for including: "The Life Of Brian".
I lived in in Italy for a year. Saved up some expense cash and went shopping for clothes in Rome. I got all decked out in classic Italian fashions, leather shoes, tight jeans, gaudy shirts, ridiculous sun glasses. I fit right in! I was passing for Italian finally! When I got home to the states I was really excited to show off my new clothes- but when you put on outfits like that in the states you just look like an absolute douche bag. All that high end Italian clothing rotted in my closet because I haven't been back to Italy since.
Rock it anyway!! :) someone will appreciate it 💜🧿 “Fortune favors the bold!”
Americans have no fashion sense. Flaunt your style!
We don't want you back here
@@saragarofano6471 don’t worry I’m not coming back, there’s far better places to go in the world
@@saragarofano6471 shut up
Just to be clear: The Romans did not conquer Southern Scandinavia. Nor does Southern Scandinavia get "extremely cold".
Cold enough.
"Extremely cold" is subjective.
@@chocolatethunda0177 Considering Denmark, ie Southern Scandinavia, sits on the end of the Gulf Stream and thus is the destination of a lot of warm water, resulting in one of the mildest temperature ranges in the world, I'd have to disagree here.
Italy's winters are colder. Summers much the same.
It's much cold in today Romania (ancient roman province Dacia) than Southern Scandinavia...
Below 27 Celsius is cold
I'm from modern day Lebanon, now you know people here watch your channel too. Love the quality content keep it up
Hope you guys are recovering from that nasty explosion. Anyone powerful went to jail already? Probably not, just like here in Brazil...
Do you know what the Phoenicians actually called themselves? Since it transpires that Phoenician is an a Greek exonym?
Would love to see what a Roman shaving razor was like and what they used to help with a shave.
Looked like a straight razor and to help they used a slave.
Mirrors were a thing already or polished black wood.
the razors had a pretty wide range of styles, a lot look similar to an Ulu knife or Mesa Luna, others are similar to a Japanese style straight razor. oil or light grease seems to have been the norm in place of shaving soap or cream. And usualy one would go to a barber for a shave or have a friend/ slave/ partner shave them. The needing of help to shave was one of the reasons the Romans were very judgmental of bearded people, it meant you were poor and alone.
A well sharpened blade and soap has always worked lol.
@@MrLoobu soap was not a thing for most of the period.
What are you guys... some kinda stand-up philosophers?
Haven’t been this early since Rome fell...
Damn u jesse j 😤
Phahahaha
And people think now is tough
While in Rome, I’d dress like I’m headed to a party at Faber College. Delta may be the worst house on campus, but the parties are worth it.
“Knowledge Is Good”
Other historical fashions I'd like to hear about: Egyptian, what did they wear and how did it change from the Old Kingdom to the Hellenistic era?
Can u do a video on Mozart or Beethoven
Yesssssss!!
Do corsets next. If any fashion item has a rich history...
Abby cox has a good video on the history of corsets if you're interested
Imagine your underwear displayed in a museum after a millennium or two😂
Better put your name and imprint your picture on it😂😂
“ Calvinio Cleinus”
I would love to see on how the angeint Eypgens dress
In very little.
Who?
Egyptians*
@@TadanGirl lol I know right
Coming soon, The Egypgens. Not to be confused with the Egyptians, their very human compatriots. Brought to by the conspiracy theorist organization Friday the Thirteenth!
"thats a tough job but it could be shittier"
Always love it whenever you guys talk about fashion in history!
I wonder when the Toga or Ancient Rome's fashion will come back into style, usually fashion goes around in circles 😂
ok
When it comes to washing the laundry I’m sticking to my Tide Pods thank you very much!!
Urine was aged to achieve ammonia. It’s also good as a fertilizer.
Challenge accepted!!
So long as you stick the Tide Pods in the washing machine and not your mouth, you should be good to go.
Topic suggestion: what they really wore in the various Biblical times.
probably similar things since biblical times took place in the Roman Empire.
@@emilycosgrove1656 The New Testament did occur during the Roman Empire, however, I imagine that the Jews might have had different clothing styles from the Romans. Also the Old Testament covers thousands of years and possibly many different clothing styles.
@@artbyjennyray True I was definitely thinking more new testament
I'd love to see that
In nearly all pictures I saw Jesus was wearing something very similar to a long tunic and Roman toga - well, He was a Roman citizen as well
The purple dye was also horrible smelling, wearing a purple toga would have been a horrible experience for the wearer and those around him.
oof lol
I doubt it would have retained the smell of the dye forever.
@@clobberelladoesntreadcomme9920: Not once it picked up the scent of the laundry fluid.
@@resourcedragon 😂I mean, you're joking but yeah surely they would have washed their clothes.
When I first read your comment, I thought you said horrible experience for the weiner
The narrator's Latin pronunciation is amazingly spot on. So refreshing to us history accuracy geeks!
Actually, I noticed that it isn’t …
They dress in a graduation toga.
😹😹😹😭
Whilst shouting "TOE-GUH! TOE-GUH! TOE-GUH!"
Graduation gear originated from Muslims
@@giantred PLSSS😭🤚
you know someone’s making hella bank stomping on dirty clothes in a bucket of urine SOMEWHERE on the internet right now 👀
Socks with sandals is the best, I don't care what anybody says.
If only my secondary school history class was this interesting. I would’ve paid more attention.
Lol i used to hide behind my book and go to sleep
*shows naked statue*
The Sack of Rome
I love this channel
Salve
I'm italian and I'm weirdes by how sandals+socks was an idea of my ancestors previously than of Germans (now, in Europe, they're kinda their singnature style, but I also sadly see a lot of teen dressed that way) 😅
I wish I would've had videos like this while I was in school..As usual, thank you for the video. :)
I often wear a toga while staring into mirror and dreaming of the start of the 90s Timeline series.
I want to see queen Elizabeth's the 1st era dress
I really like that I found this channel. I'm subscribed to so many history channels that focus too much on battles and significant dates. It's very refreshing to get a channel that looks at all the small details that you would rarely know unless specifically searching for it
I want a video about the fashion of ancient Greece.
I would love to see on how the angeint Eypgens dress
It's funny, my husband is watching Rome right now.
So everyone smelled like urine??! 😰
Ancient Rome stunk so bad no one would even notice the constant piss smell.