Justinian I's Chariot Wheel

Justinian I's Chariot Wheel


Origin	Justinian I (Nika Riots)
Type	Chariot Wheel
Effects	Releases a steady wave of energy that causes those caught in the field to instantly start fighting.
Downsides	Creates riots that point towards the owner of the wheel.
Activation	Spinning
Collected by	Joeseph Barlett and Pete Lattimer
Section	Constatine-77GH
Aisle	29849-892905
Shelf	837642-8291823-22138912
Date of Collection	July 15th, 2013
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Origin[]

Justinian was the byzantine emperor that was emperor during the time of the Nika Riots that took place over the course of a week in Constantinople in AD 532. It was the most violent riot in the history of Constantinople, with nearly half the city being burned or destroyed and tens of thousands of people killed.

On January 13, 532 a tense and angry populace arrived at the Hippodrome for the races. The Hippodrome was next to the palace complex and thus Justinian could watch from the safety of his box in the palace and preside over the races. From the start the crowd had been hurling insults at Justinian. By the end of the day, at race 22, the partisan chants had changed from "Blue" or "Green" to a unified Nίκα ("Nika", meaning "Win!" or "Conquer!"), and the crowds broke out and began to assault the palace. For the next five days the palace was under virtual siege.

Effects[]

Spinning the wheel causes a wave of energy to roll off of it and cause people hit by it to instantly start fighting. Causes massive riots towards the owner of the wheel.

Collection[]

Joe Barlett and Pete Lattimer collected this artifact from a vineyard in Versailles, Illinois after a stable boy installed it with the horse carriage of Douglas Klingenberg after he refused to let his daughter date Alan Mohr, the stable boy. Douglas had plans to attend a party in his honor, but this was thwarted by the wheel, causing everyone to start fighting and almost killed him if it wasn't for Joe and Pete neutralizing the wheel just in time.

Justinian I's Chariot Wheel — Display Card

See Also[]

Roman Emperor Artifacts
Emperors
Bronze Head of Caracalla • Bust of Diocletian • Caligula's Battle Armor • Caligula's Sandals • Caligula's Spear • Caracalla's Bathing Amphora • Commodus' Balteus • Constantine the Great's Crucifix • Elagabalus' Whoopee Cushion • Julius Caesar's Wreath • Justinian I's Chariot Wheel • Nero's Stretching Rack • Statue from Trajan’s Column • Theodosius I's Second Obelisk • Tiberius' Goblet • Titus' Quadriga • Vespasian's Bisellium • Vitellius' Plate
Enemies
23 Blades from the Assassination of Julius Caesar • Attila the Hun's Battle Helmet • Attila the Hun's Swaddling Blanket • Boudica's Helmet • Brutus' Dagger • Cleopatra's Perfume Jar • Halotus' Poisoned Feather • Hannibal Bacra of Carthage's Elephant Tusk • Lawrence of Rome’s Gridiron • Locusta’s Vials • Mark Antony's Roman Aquila • Mithridates VI of Pontus' Cup • Nails from the Crucifixion of St. Peter • Saint Sebastian’s Arrow • The Vase of Zenobia • Vercingetorix’s Spear
Miscellaneous
Galla Placidia’s Gold Glass Medallion • Josephus' Papyrus • Herod the Great's Sword • John the Cappadocian’s Golden Tessera • Julia Agrippina's Chalice • Julius Asclepiodotus’ Shield Boss • Justa Grata Honoria’s Engagement Ring • Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus’ Plow • Lucius Tarquinius Superbus' Stick • The Romulus Amulet • Serenus Sammonicus' Abracadabra Amulet