Nika riots
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The Nika riots, Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 AD. They are often regarded as the most violent riots i
Site of the Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul
![A 6th-century head of an emperor at the Getty Villa, thought to represent Justinian[according to whom?]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Possible_bust_of_Justinian_I_%28cropped%29.jpg/500px-Possible_bust_of_Justinian_I_%28cropped%29.jpg)
A 6th-century head of an emperor at the Getty Villa, thought to represent Justinian[according to whom?]
Justinian I
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Justinian I, also known as Justinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 527 to 565. His reign was marked by the ambitious but only partly realized renovatio imperii. This ambition was expressed by the
Nika riots
…The Nika riots (Greek: Στάσις τοῦ Νίκα, romanized: Stásis toû Níka), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 AD. They are often regarded as the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of…
Detail of a mosaic of Justinian in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna, AD 547
The archaeological site at Tauresium, modern-day Gradište (Skopje)
Mosaic dedicated to Emperor Justinian the Great. Unearthed 2023 in Justiniana Secunda. (modern-day Ulpiana)
Mosaic of Theodora, Justinian's wife