The foundation stone of #HagiaSophia was laid on #ThisDayInHistory in 532 by the Roman Emperor #JustinianI. The previous basilica burnt down one month prior during the #NikaRiots. The current & third on that site in #Constantinople/#İstanbul is the finest of antique Christendom.
Too many emperors, too little time...(and am a newbie at the ol' 'Name all Byzantine emperors in 2 minutes, starting...now!' game!:)
Soon its gonna be the chariot race supporters rioting and be quashed on a x10p scale in US.
#nikariots
#OTD January 13, 532
The Nika riots erupt in Constantinople. Public anger detonates after people decide the system answers only to itself.
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Almost half the #Roman capital #Constantinople was burnt in the #NikaRiots, beginning #ThisDayInHistory in 532 when #Justinian ignored demands for clemency by the Greens & Blues, racing teams, after deaths from hooliganism. ~30,000 were killed and it almost toppled the emperor.
Of our 200+ episodes, 13 fall squarely into #medieval history! Learn more here - doomed-to-fail.simplecast.com/episodes/can...
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The Nika riots broke out during the racing season at the Hippodrome
Dr. William Brydon reached the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad as a sole survivor of the British East India Company Army
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Nika Riots
#OnThisDay in 532, the #NikaRiots broke out in Constantinople protesting the cruelty & corruption of #Byzantine Emperor #Justinian; his empress Theodora insisted he put down the revolt to preserve his rule, which he did, killing over 30,000...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_ri...
