A 1078 revolt in Constantinople ended with a mob lynching an unpopular official
When the Byzantine Empire faced economic collapse and territorial loss in 1078, a desperate mob in Constantinople took justice into their own hands by hunting down an official they blamed for their misery.
In 1078, the Byzantine Empire was crumbling under the weight of inflation and military defeat. The public focused their rage on Nikephoritzes, an unpopular chief minister who had established a grain monopoly that caused bread prices to skyrocket. As the rebellion intensified, the city erupted in chaos, leading to the brutal lynching of the official by an angry mob.
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