Chariot Racer

DescriptionGaius Appuleius Diocles was considered to be by far the most successful Chariot Racer in Ancient Rome. He most commonly raced four-horse chariots, and in most of his races he came from behind to win. Diocles is also notable for owning an extremely rare ducenarius, a horse that had won at least 200 races. Records show that he won 1,462 out of the 4,257 four-horse races he competed in. His winnings reportedly totaled 35,863,120 sesterces, an amount which could provide a year’s supply of grain to the entire city of Rome, or pay the Roman army at its height for a fifth of a year.

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Classics professor Peter Struck describes him as “the best paid athlete of all time”.Chariot racing was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports. Chariot racing was dangerous to both drivers and horses as they often suffered serious injury and even death, but these dangers added to the excitement and interest for spectators. Chariot races could be watched by women, who were barred from watching many other sports. In the Roman form of chariot racing, teams represented different groups of financial backers and sometimes competed for the services of particularly skilled drivers. As in modern sports like soccer, spectators generally chose to support a single team, identifying themselves strongly with its fortunes, and violence sometimes broke out between rival factions.

The rivalries were sometimes politicized, when teams became associated with competing social or religious ideas. This helps explain why Roman and later Byzantine emperors took control of the teams and appointed many officials to oversee them.(Material: Clay, Porcelain, Ceramic Composite)(Finish: Gold Leaf)(Length: 26 cm, Height: 16 cm, Depth: 8 cm).

Chariot racing was an ancient sport handed down from the Greeks to the Etruscans and Romans early in the history of Rome, the races in the city of Rome being held in a dip in the land between the Palatine and Aventine Hills. Over time, the Circus Maximus was built upon by successive senates and emperors, making it the largest in the Roman world. Chariot Racing—Ancient Rome’s Most Dangerous Sport. From the lecture series: The History of Ancient Rome. March 13, 2017. Chariot racing has a long heritage going into the Greek past. It was a feature of the heroes’ seasonal games in Homer, and it was also a feature of the ancient Greek Olympic Games. The most famous chariot racer.