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Why Did the Blues and Greens Unite Against Emperor Justinian? - The 532 Constantinople Uprising and the Rebuilding of Hagia Sophia | Sleepy Facts About History
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In January 532, two men fell from the gallows in Constantinople and survived. The crowd saw this as a sign of divine intervention and demanded mercy from the emperor. When Justinian refused to answer, a routine day at the chariot races turned into the Nika revolt, one of the most destructive urban uprisings in ancient history. This episode examines how the Blues and the Greens, normally bitter rival factions in the Hippodrome, suspended their hostility to unite against the throne. It…
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