stackyFACTSImagine if sports hooligans could genuinely threaten the stability of the entire government. In the Eastern Roman Empire, the Blues and the Greens were chariot racing fan clubs that evolved into heavily armed political syndicates, wielding so much street power that emperors had to constantly negotiate with them just to stay alive.
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