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Pax Romana Art
The Nika Riots
Constantinople · AD 532
740 kr876 kr
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- Printed in the USA. Printed, stretched, and shipped in the USA.
- Free US shipping. Tracking included on every order.
- Canvas, framed or not. Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars, or set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm gap around it.
- Hanging hardware included. Framed canvas arrives assembled, with the hanger attached.
- Arrives perfect — guaranteed. Damaged or defective? Free reprint or refund.
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Framed canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Set in a wooden frame with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas
- 42 mm (1.65″) deep
- Arrives assembled and ready to hang: hanger attached, screws or nails included
Canvas
- Canvas (cotton-polyester blend)
- Stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars
- Hanging hardware included
- Sizes: 12x18″ · 16x24″ · 24x36″
- Orientation: Vertical
- Medium: Canvas
- Style: History painting
- Era: Byzantium
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The Nika RiotsFramed canvas · Black · 12x18″
740 kr
876 krSave 136 kr
Constantinople · AD 532
The Empress Will Not Flee
The Nika riots of January AD 532 were the most dangerous uprising Constantinople ever saw. Trouble began at the chariot races in the Hippodrome, where the Blues and the Greens, usually bitter rivals, united against Justinian's government under the cry Nika, meaning win or conquer. Over several days much of the city center burned, including the old church of Hagia Sophia, and the crowd crowned Hypatius, a nephew of the former emperor Anastasius.
Procopius, who was in the city, says the emperor and his council were preparing to escape by ship. He gives Theodora a speech in which she refuses to flee, saying that kingship makes a fine burial shroud. Historians debate how much of the speech is Procopius' own work, but the decision was real. Justinian stayed. His generals Belisarius and Mundus led troops into the packed Hippodrome, and Procopius reports more than thirty thousand dead.
The piece
The painting divides the picture in two. On the left is the burning city, flames and smoke reflected in the dark harbor where ships lie at anchor. On the right is the court, still and lit by a single torch. Theodora stands between them, her outstretched arm leading the eye from the palace to the fire. Justinian's bowed head and the soldiers' watchful faces wait on her.
Materia · The materials
Canvas, framed or not.
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Wooden stretcher bars
The canvas is stretched over FSC-certified wooden bars.
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Floating frame
Black, natural wood or dark brown, with a 12 mm (0.45″) gap around the canvas. 42 mm (1.65″) deep.
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Ready for the wall
Framed canvas arrives assembled, hanger attached, screws or nails included. Canvas comes with its hanging hardware.
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