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A fragment of purple fabric, a sacred chiton (tunic), found in a royal tomb in Vergina, Macedonia, northern Greece, could be that of Alexander the Great! The team of archaeologists uncovered a cotton textile dyed in purple that aligns with ancient accounts of the sarapis, a ceremonial garment worn by Persian kings, which Alexander adopted after his victory over Darius III. The textile was found in the golden ossuary of Tomb II, along with the remains of a male individual and a golden oak wreath. A Regal Fabric: Tyrian Purple of Alexander The study, led by Antonis Bartsiokas from Democritus University of Thrace, has been published in The Journal of Field Archaeology . After conducting a series of chemical, physical