CS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nika Riots, Secret History, Twelve Tables
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The nika riots: occurred in 532, blue and green factions, role of religious division in the city (racing teams and gangs) Imposition of harsh taxes: rise of imperial authority, destruction of traditional powers of the aristocracy and urban population. Blues and greens rioted together and destroyed the city. Gains christian backing through church and state relationship. She understood the lower-class people and how to handle them. 30,000 people killed in the reprisal effort to send a message. Post riots justinian takes this opportunity to centralize his powers. Rebuilding constantinople: the hagia sophia, anthemius of tralles and isidore of miletus (architects of the building, creating the shape of the city, built inside the walls built by theodosius 2 (450, hippodrome, municipal services. Law reforms the justinian code: the twelve tables, hadria(cid:374)s" refor(cid:373)s, praetors, rise of the bureaucrats, little u(cid:374)dersta(cid:374)i(cid:374)g of ro(cid:373)es" legal heritage, theodosian code, 438, tribonian, appointed by justinian, corpus iuris civilis, 529, digestum 533, tripartie diviso.
