#Byzantine Emperor #Justinian put down the #NikaRevolt to preserve his rule, killing over 30,000; historians generally regard Justinian as the greatest & most successful of the Byzantine emperors but he was a mixed bag at best...

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Justinian

30,000 people were killed in the #NikaRevolt against the rule of #Justinian I in #Constantinople this week in 532; the #Byzantine emperor was preparing to flee when his empress #Theodora goaded him into fighting to save his régime:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHqs...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_ri...

30,000 people were killed in the #NikaRevolt against the rule of #Justinian I in #Constantinople this week in 532; the #Byzantine emperor was preparing to flee when his empress #Theodora goaded him into fighting to save his régime:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHqs...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_ri...