Round 1: Tossup 7

Under this empire, an unknown author compiled a major encyclopedia known as the Suda. A historian from this empire credited a eunuch named Narses with bribing the Blue (10[1])faction to prevent a local uprising. (10[1])A princess and historian from this empire (10[1])depicted her father in the Alexiad. (10[1])This empire’s rulers were depicted in the Secret History by the historian Procopius, who included salacious anecdotes about Theodora. The Nika riots (10[1])took place (-5[1])in this empire, whose general Belisarius reconquered portions of Mediterranean territory on behalf of Justinian (10[1])I. For 10 points, which primarily Greek-speaking empire was centred around Constantinople? ■END■ (10[1])

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