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| − | '''Porphyrogennitos''' (Latinized as Porphyrogenitus) (Greek: Πορφυρογέννητος, literally "born in the purple") is a honorific title in the [[Diadochia]]n Empire given to a son, or daughter (Porphyrogenita) born to the monarch.
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| − | ==The Porphýra Chamber==
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| − | The Porphýra, the Purple or Porphyry Chamber, a pavilion of the [[Great Palace of Atlantis]] is the place were the imperial children are born into the world. This pavilion is a free-standing building in the Great Palace complex in the Boukoleon Palace. The Pavilion got its name because its walls, floor and ceiling were completely veneered with Imperial Porphyry
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| − | ==Qualifications==
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| − | From the early 8th century until the title of Porphyrogennitos was open to all children of the Emperor by his legal wife in 1470, were as follows
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| − | To be entitled to the style Porphyrogennitos one had to pass certain requirements, including:
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| − | * The most distinctive condition is that the child be born in the "Πορφύρα" (Porphýra, the Purple or Porphyry Chamber, a pavilion of the [[Great Palace of Atlantis]]): no child born anywhere else could legitimately be called Porphyrogennitos.
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| − | * The second qualification for status as a Porphyrogennitos is that the father must be a reigning Basileus or Emperor
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| − | * The Third qualification is that the mother must be married to the Basileus (and therefore an empress) and additionally must have undergone a formal, sacred ceremony creating her an Augusta.
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