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 (10[2])uprising. (10[2]-5[1])A princess and historian (10[1])from this (10[1])empire depicted her father in the Alexiad. (10[2])This empire’s rulers (10[1])were depicted in the Secret History by the historian Procopius, who included salacious anecdotes about Theodora. The Nika riots took (10[1])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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