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Not sure it is that new - Constantinople had feuding groups who supported different chariot racing teams. As a Scot I can't help be amused that the greatest ri
by arethuza 6y ago
Not sure it is that new - Constantinople had feuding groups who supported different chariot racing teams.
As a Scot I can't help be amused that the greatest rivalry was between the Blues and Greens:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Firm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Firm
- idolaspecus 6y agoI can’t help but take this chance to recommend Guy Gavriel Kay’s Sailing to Sarantium. It’s an absolute masterpiece of a novel set in Byzantium just after the Nika Riots; the chariot races and Blue/Green dynamic play a big role in the plot. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104097.Sailing_to_Sarantium https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104097.Sailing_to_Sarant...
- arethuza 6y agoI can recommend Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22711736-istanbul https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22711736-istanbul