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Nika riots
In January 532, a popular uprising broke out in Constantinople under the chariot-racing faction slogan "Nika," protesting Justinian I's taxes and off…
Timeline
- 532Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireBlue and Green chariot-racing fans clashed near the hippodrome, shouting "Nika" (Victory), quickly turning into a full-scale revolt against the emperor and government; the mob burned the city and proclaimed a new emperor.
- 532Constantinople · Byzantine EmpirePersuaded by Theodora, Justinian refused to flee; generals Belisarius and Mundus led troops in a bloody suppression of the riot at the hippodrome and elsewhere, killing many participants and restoring the emperor's authority.
Sources
- Nika Riots https://www.britannica.com/event/Nika-Riots
- Procopius, History of the Wars, Book I — Procopius of Caesarea https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Procopius/1Wars*.html