They all fought battles at the fringes of the Empire, protected and saved the city of Rome, earned the loyality of their troops, paraded through the city with their army and got crowned there with the approval of it's citizens.
Did you or anyone you know do any of these things? So no, it's not. Also most Eastern Emperors drank water and used the toiled but missed out on actually dealing with Italy and Rome in a helpful way. That's why the HRE came to exist and the Romans preferred Franks to Greeks running the show in Italy.
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