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Blues and Greens, political factions in the Byzantine Empire in the 6th cent. They took their names from two of the four colors worn by the circus charioteers. Their clashes were intensified by religious differences. The Greens represented Monophysitism Monophysitism (mənŏf`ĭsĭt'ĭzəm) [Gr.,=belief in one nature], a heresy of the 5th and 6th cent. ..... Click the link for more information. and the lower classes; the Blues, orthodoxy and the upper classes. In 532 the two factions joined in the Nika revolt against Emperor Justinian I Justinian I (jŭstĭn`ēən), 483–565, Byzantine emperor (527–65), nephew and successor of Justin I . ..... Click the link for more information. and Empress Theodora Theodora (thēədôr`ə), d. 548, Byzantine empress. ..... Click the link for more information. . However, Theodora's resolute stand and the aid of Belisarius and Narses ended the revolt. The factions continued to oppose each other into the 7th cent., but by the 9th cent. they had become mostly ceremonial. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The hour being still early, the whole view was exquisitely light and airy; the blues and greens of sky and tree were intense but not sultry. |
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