Tyrian purple Tyrian purple Tyrian purple (, "porphúra"; ), also known as Tyrian red, Phoenician purple, royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a reddish-purple natural dye. It is a secretion produced by several species of predatory sea snails in the family Muricidae, rock snails originally known by the name "Murex". In ancient times, extracting this dye involved tens of thousands of snails and substantial labor, and as a result, the dye was highly valued. The main chemical is 6,6′-dibromoindigo. Tyrian purple may first have been used by the ancient Phoenicians as early as 1570 BC. The dye was greatly prized
Tony Dye Tony Dye Anthony Scott "Tony" Dye (born February 11, 1990) is a former American football free safety. He played college football at UCLA. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2012. After missing the entire 2012 season due to injury, Dye saw action in just one game the following year, scoring a touchdown for Cincinnati on a 24-yard return of a blocked punt in what would prove to be the only game of his NFL career. Dye is now the defensive coordinator for the Norco High School Varsity football team in Norco, California. Anthony