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Jan 13 • 13:36 UTC • 🇭🇷 Croatia • Index.hr

The Byzantine Empire Trembled, Constantinople Burned. And it all started from the Fans' Groups

The Nika Riots were one of the bloodiest and most dramatic uprisings in Byzantine history, erupting in Constantinople in January 532 during the reign of Emperor Justinian I, triggered by tensions between rival chariot racing factions.

#nika riots #justinian I #constantinople #byzantine empire #chariot racing

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