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Re:Read Fewer Books by arethuza on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @06:56AM (#24419647)
Not sure it is that new - Constantinople had feuding groups who supported different chariot racing teams.

As a Scot I can't help be amused that the greatest rivalry was between the Blues and Greens:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nika_riots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Firm

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Re:Read Fewer Books by idolaspecus on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @12:28PM (#24422700)
I can’t help but take this chance to recommend Guy Gavriel Kay’s Sailing to Sarantium. It’s an absolute masterpiece of a novel set in Byzantium just after the Nika Riots; the chariot races and Blue/Green dynamic play a big role in the plot.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/104097.Sailing_to_Sarant...

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Re:Read Fewer Books by arethuza on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:21PM (#24425489)
I can recommend Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities by Bettany Hughes:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22711736-istanbul

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