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The 12 pages that link to Nika riots, each with the reason it gives.

• Byzantine EmpireRelated: The revolt nearly toppled Justinian and prompted a decisive imperial response.

• Justinian IRelated: The revolt tested Justinian’s hold on power and preceded his rebuilding of the capital.

• Hagia SophiaRelated: The uprising destroyed the earlier cathedral on the site and prompted a new imperial commission.

• ProcopiusRelated: Procopius recounts the crisis that nearly drove Justinian from power.

• BelisariusRelated: Belisarius helped suppress the revolt, strengthening Justinian’s hold on power.

• Corpus Juris CivilisRelated: The riots preceded the compilation’s most ambitious phase during Justinian’s consolidation of power.

• TheodoraBroader topic: The crisis tested imperial rule, and Procopius credits Theodora with urging resistance rather than flight.

• Byzantine SenateBroader topic: The Senate’s prominent role in the crisis showed both its political ambitions and its vulnerability.

• Chariot racingRelated: Rival racing factions formed part of the setting for the revolt’s outbreak.

• Hippodrome of ConstantinopleBroader topic: The Hippodrome was the crowds’ gathering point during the revolt and its violent suppression.

• Anthemius of TrallesRelated: The destruction of the earlier church created the occasion for a new Hagia Sophia.

• Byzantine Empire under the Justinian dynastyBroader topic: The revolt nearly ended Justinian’s reign and prompted a vast rebuilding of the capital.