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 faction (10[1])to prevent a local uprising. (10[2])A princess (10[1])and historian (10[1])from this empire depicted her father in the (10[1])Alexiad. (10[2])This empire’s rulers were depicted in the Secret History by the historian (10[1])Procopius, who included salacious anecdotes about Theodora. The Nika riots took place in this empire, whose general Belisarius reconquered portions of Mediterranean territory on behalf of Justinian I. For 10 points, which primarily Greek-speaking empire was centred (10[1])around Constantinople? ■END■

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