over peace in the east at the end of the Iberian War, and now he faced a potential crisis in his own capital city. Therefore, he declared that a chariot race would be held on January 13 and commuted the sentences to imprisonment. The Blues and the Greens responded by demanding that the two men be pardoned. When Justinian ignored their pleas, both factions united under the phrase "Nika" or "victory" and took to rioting (see Riots for more detail).

Causes

Justinian, along with his prominent

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