Nika Revolt Reference library
Walter Emil Kaegi
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
...Revolt , uprising in Constantinople (11–19 Jan. 532); the name (lit. “Conquer!”) was the cry of the rioters. The Greens started the mutiny at the Hippodrome; it remains questionable, however, whether the “Acclamations against Kalopodios” (see Kalopodios ) refer to this event. The riot was provoked by Justinian I 's severe fiscal policy and the extortions of his advisers; at the core of the discontent lay fear of a general tendency toward centralization and an assault on the traditional privileges of the factions and the senate ( A. Čekalova , VizVrem ...
Nomos Stratiotikos Reference library
Ludwig Burgmann and Eric McGeer
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
...the reach of military as opposed to civil jurisdiction—only in cases of adultery were soldiers turned over to civil authorities. ed., tr. , and lit . P. Verri , Le leggi penali militari dell'impero bizantino nell'alto Medioevo (Rome 1978). W. Ashburner , The Byzantine Mutiny Act , JHS 46 (1926) 80–109. G. Famiglietti , “ Ex Ruffo leges militares ” (Milan 1980). E.H. Freshfield , A Manual of Roman Law: The Ecloga (Cambridge 1926) 122–29. V.V. Kučma , Nomos stratiotikos , VizVrem 32 (1971) 276–84. C.E. Brand , Roman Military Law (Austin-London...
Chrysopolis Reference library
Timothy E. Gregory and Alexander Kazhdan
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
...Constantinople and armies from rebellious themes headed toward the Bosporos: thus in 668 the soldiers of Anatolikon assembled in Chrysopolis to demand that Emp. Constantine IV accept his brothers as corulers; in 715 the town served as a base for the Opsikianoi who mutinied against Anastasios II ; in 717 the future Leo III moved against Theodosios III from Chrysopolis. The town also played a crucial role in the revolt of Artabasdos against Constantine V . In 803 Bardanes Tourkos arrived there and waited in vain for the citizens of...
Columbus, Christopher (c.1451–1506) Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
...voyages having been rejected for years, Columbus was finally backed by Spain in 1491 , named an admiral, given lucrative financial promises, and sailed in 1492 . On the first voyage ( 1492–3 ) three ships carried altogether 120 men. There is no evidence of insubordination or mutiny during the voyage. Columbus landed on and explored numerous islands in the Caribbean, established a settlement, and returned to Spain with kidnapped natives, gold, and agricultural products. On the second voyage ( 1493–6 ) Columbus sailed with sixteen or seventeen ships...
Gregory I the Great (c.540–604) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
...in his own person even after his elevation to the papacy, which happened in 590 , after Pelagius's death. The years of the pontificate ( 590–604 ) The historical moment was extremely delicate, given the difficulties deriving from the devastation due to the Gothic war and the mutinies and robberies of the imperial soldiers, to which were added natural catastrophes (rains, overflowing of rivers, including the Tiber) and various Sicknesses such as the plague. Gregory overcame his initial reservations and faced the material situation with awareness and...
