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Constructed around the year 300 AD of the reddish purple stone porphyry, the Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is the iconic image of the four men who ruled the Roman Empire at that time. Yet this one piece has moved around the Mediterranean world, and to this day generates controversy. This is the story of the statue - The Portrait of Four Tetrarchs.
Sources
https://genealogytrails.com/wis/brown/murderofcharlesarndt.html
https://www.facebook.com/jamesrvineyardmemesforleadminingteens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Russell_Vineyard
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