Which of the following reflects Theodora's attitude about dealing with the Nika Riots? It is too dangerous to flee the rioters.
It is shameful for an emperor to flee the rioters.
It is politically savvy to flee the rioters.
It is honorable for an emperor to flee the rioters.

What does the quote describe? “the closeness of the place, and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us….the shrieks of the women, and the groans of the dying, rendered the whole a scene of horror almost inconceivable.”