Nika riots

Nika riots
Nika riots
	Site of the Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul
Date	January 532 AD
Location	Constantinople
Caused by	See causes
Goals	Free demes' leaders, overthrow Justinian
Methods	Widespread rioting, property damage, murder, arson
Resulted in	Military action by imperial government leading to the escalation and militarization of the riots
Parties
Byzantine Empire	Blue and Green demes
Lead figures
	Justinian I; Theodora; Belisarius; Mundus; Narses; Hypatius ; Some senators;
Casualties
Death(s)	30,000 rioters killed

The Nika riots (Greek: Στάσις τοῦ Νίκα, romanized: Stásis toû Níka), Nika revolt or Nika sedition took place against Byzantine emperor Justinian I in Constantinople over the course of a week in 532 AD They are often regarded as the most violent riots in the city's history, with nearly half of Constantinople being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.

^ This is the number given by Procopius, Wars (Internet Medieval Sourcebook Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.)

[Internet_Medieval_Sourcebook-1] This is the number given by Procopius, Wars (Internet Medieval Sourcebook Archived 2006-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.)

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