Editing Tyrian purple (section)

==Murex purple production in North Africa==
[[File:Tyrian-Purple.svg|thumb|The chemical structure of 6,6'-dibromoindigo, the main component of Tyrian purple]]

Murex purple was a very important industry in many Phoenician territories and [[ancient Carthage|Carthage]] was no exception. Traces of this once very lucrative industry are still visible in many Punic sites such as [[Kerkouane]], Zouchis, [[Djerba]] and even in Carthage itself. According to Pliny, Meninx (today's Djerba) produced the best purple in Africa which was also ranked second only after Tyre's. It was found also at [[Iles Purpuraires|Essaouira]] ([[Morocco]]). The Royal purple or Imperial purple<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Tyrian_Purple/ |title=Definition of the Tyrian purple |language=en |website=[[World History Encyclopedia]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724031543/https://www.ancient.eu/Tyrian_Purple |archive-date=2016-07-24 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all}}</ref> was probably used until the time of [[Augustine of Hippo]] (354–430) and before the [[Romulus Augustulus#Later life|demise of the Roman Empire]].{{citation needed|reason=highly unlikely, Justinian I is shown wearing purple|date=February 2025}}