The Nika Riots and Internal Challenges
Examine the causes and consequences of the Nika Riots alongside other internal challenges facing the empire.
Questions
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What were the Nika Riots of 532 CE?
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Where did the Nika Riots originally begin?
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What were the names of the two primary rival sports factions in the Hippodrome?
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What does the Greek word 'Nika' mean, which rioters shouted during the uprising?
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What sparked the initial anger that united the Blues and Greens against Justinian?
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What did the rioters demand from Emperor Justinian during the rebellion?
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Whom did the rioters attempt to declare as the new emperor during the height of the crisis?
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How did Empress Theodora prevent Justinian from fleeing Constantinople?
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How did General Belisarius and Mundus end the Nika Riots?
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Approximately how many rioters were killed when the rebellion was put down in the Hippodrome?
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What major physical damage resulted from the Nika Riots in Constantinople?
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What opportunity did the destruction caused by the riots give Justinian?