Question

For which of the following reasons did Justinian decide to stay in Constantinople during the Nika rebellion? A) his wife, Theodora convinced him to put down the revolt. B) His military generals convinced him that they were strong enough to fight. C) the leaders of the Nika rebellion fled therefore a weakening it. D) aliens of the Byzantine empire pledged to help and the rebellion

Answer 1

Answer:

Right answer is:

A) his wife, Theodora convinced him to put down the revolt.

Explanation:

The Nika Revolt or Nika Uprising took place in January 532 AD in Constantinopole. It was the worst riot emperor Justinian ever faced. It started in the Hippodrome during a chariot race. According to some sources, a ring of aristocratic leaders were involved in a conspiracy and tried to use the riots in the Hippodrome to their advantage. Riots went out of control for som days. Justinian and his court discussed leaving the city, but Theodora, the empress, convinced her husband to stay and crush the revolt. He sent general Belissarius and his soldiers to crush the rebels. Some 35,000 people were slaughtered.

Answer 2

Answer:the reasons were

Explanation:

The Nika Rebellion, or rather the Nika Riots as it is more often called, started off as a disagreement over chariot racing. However, this was no ordinary sports-related hooliganism. In the sixth Century, chariot racing and political issues were closely tied together. Emperor Justinian was often in attendance at the races, and spectators frequently took the opportunity to shout political demands at him between the matches.

Emperor Justinian was a supporter of the Blues. When a supporter of the Blues and one of the rival Greens escaped execution (they were to be killed for their part in a separate but smaller riot) and took refuge in a nearby church, a large mob gathered at the racetrack (hippodrome). Unified under the common cry of "nika" (victory), angry members of both the Blues and the Greens began assaulting the neighboring palace complex.

Over the next five days, the resulting fires caused extensive damage throughout the city and reflected terribly on Justinian, who was seen as too...