Centurion Marcus Valerius Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Gaius Appuleius Diocles the Charioteer made more money and probably got sued less than any of our modern superstar athletes. "...According to Peter Struck, associate professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, an illiterate charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles earned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Ultra millionaire sponsorship deals such as those signed by sprinter Usain Bolt, motorcycle racer Valentino Rossi and tennis player Maria Sharapova, are just peanuts compared to the personal fortune amassed by a second century A.D. Roman racer, according to an estimate published in the historical magazine Lapham's Quarterly. According to Peter Struck, associate professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, an illiterate charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles earned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melvadius Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Moderation - Nice spot Centurion Marcus Valerius but possibly more expected (even if not necessarily more appropriate) to Roman Archaeological news so on balance have moved it here and merged Viggen's later posting with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Great post Centurion Valerius, very interesting article, I wonder if Gaius Appuleius Diocles was as big a celebrity as our own David Beckham?? I can just see him posing in a loin cloth with his current squeeze draped across him in the ancient Roman celebrity mag ....Salve!... It also ties in nicely with the book I'm currently reading, The Legates Daughter by Wallace Breem, where the main protagonists is the son of the most famous charioteer in Rome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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