Epic History TV - #OnThisDay 532 AD the Nika riots broke out in the Byzantine capital Constantinople, destroying half the city and leaving thousands dead. The riots began amongst chariot-racing fans at
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Nika riots, the world's first ever sporting riots takes place in Constantinople in 532 AD,when fights breaks out between supporters of two rival chariot racing teams, the Blues and the Greens, that
![Varangian Chronicler on X: "The Nika Riots, if not for Theodora's resolve, would have toppled his regime. Only after Belisarius's men killed 30,000 rioters was order restored. The riot devastated Constantinople & Varangian Chronicler on X: "The Nika Riots, if not for Theodora's resolve, would have toppled his regime. Only after Belisarius's men killed 30,000 rioters was order restored. The riot devastated Constantinople &](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfW2FTNaYAIX1hE.jpg)
Varangian Chronicler on X: "The Nika Riots, if not for Theodora's resolve, would have toppled his regime. Only after Belisarius's men killed 30,000 rioters was order restored. The riot devastated Constantinople &
![Nika riots, the world's first ever sporting riots takes place in Constantinople in 532 AD,when fights breaks out between supporters of two rival chariot racing teams, the Blues and the Greens, that Nika riots, the world's first ever sporting riots takes place in Constantinople in 532 AD,when fights breaks out between supporters of two rival chariot racing teams, the Blues and the Greens, that](https://preview.redd.it/nika-riots-the-worlds-first-ever-sporting-riots-takes-place-v0-pvukvai67cba1.png?width=360&format=png&auto=webp&s=04a011530c2250149df03166497fd1c538ed2f4a)
Nika riots, the world's first ever sporting riots takes place in Constantinople in 532 AD,when fights breaks out between supporters of two rival chariot racing teams, the Blues and the Greens, that
JayFm Live - ON THIS DAY IN 532 AD, THE DEADLY NIKA RIOTS BROKE OUT IN THE CITY OF CONSTANTINOPLE WHICH ALMOST TOPPLED THE GOVERNMENT OF EMPEROR JUSTINIAN I. On this day
![Emperor Justinian I during the Nika Riots, in which Empress Theodora persuades him to fight instead of flee. Art by… | Byzantine empire, Byzantine art, Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Nika Riots, in which Empress Theodora persuades him to fight instead of flee. Art by… | Byzantine empire, Byzantine art, Byzantine](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/ef/82/a7ef823747d6242152beceb1cf97199a.jpg)