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Rebellion of Rebels in Istanbul

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Rebellion of Rebels in Istanbul

Belisarius, Flavius · Istanbul · General

Highest-ranking military officer in the Imperial capital of Constantinople when the Nika riots broke out in the city which nearly resulted in the overthrow of Justinian, Belisarius, with the help of the magister militum of the Illyricum.

Rebellion of Rebels in Istanbul

Belisarius, Flavius · Istanbul · General

Mundus, along with Narses and John the Armenian, suppresses the rebellion with a bloodbath in the Hippodrome, the gathering place of the rebels, that is said to have claimed the lives of 30,000 people.

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