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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 4513221, member: 75143&quot;]As I remember it, Constantine XI was crowned while standing on a small square of imperial porphyry. By the 15th century, all knowledge of carving and even the location of imperial porphyry was lost. Any traces of the precious stone were direct callbacks to Rome.</p><p><br /></p><p>By standing on the porphyry, Constantine proved that not only was he “porphyrygenitus” - born of the purple, but he was also a ROMAN emperor. Despite everything, the last Roman emperor considered himself, and his country - Rome.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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