Nika riots [SEP] point in time
Nika riots
The Nika riots ( "Stásis toû Níka"), or Nika revolt, took place against Emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 AD. They were the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of Constantinople being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.
Background.
The ancient Roman and Byzantine empires had well-developed associations, known as "demes", which supported the different factions (or teams) under which competitors in
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