TheSecretOenologist

The Romans took aspects of other cultures, in particular Greek culture, but they gave them their own identity and slant, for example, roman sculpture was heavily influenced by Greece, but whereas Greeces sculpture was idealistic and stylised, the Romans leaned towards realism portraying people warts and all. Also, it's important to distinguish between the almost hidden influences from cultures e.g. swords from Spain, and the openly acknowledged imitation such that of Hadrians admiration for Greece.

Does anyone know a little bit about the people behind the factions greens whites etc, that raced in Rome, were said factions privately owned/state run/run by supporters? Suetonius informs that Domitian added the purples, but what about the people behind the other teams?