You guys would never guess so I’ll get right to it. The obvious choices would be in no specific order: Tiger Woods (pre-divorce), Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher but it’s Gaius Appuleius Diocles! WHO??? Gaius Appuleius Diocles was a chariot driver in the second century in ancient Rome. He earned the sum of 35,863,120 sesterces which in today’s $ amounts to roughly $15 Billion. He was born in Lusitania which is Portugal today and was most likely a slave who bought his freedom by being good at racing. He won 1,462 of his 4,257 races and finished second 861 times. If anyone has ever seen the movie Ben Hur you will know how violent this sport was, there were no real rules and it was full contact, just get to the finish line first.
Racers would win the biggest prizes at massive races in places like Circus Maximum where the track measured 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in width and would hold up to 270,000 fans. The races were usually between 2.5 and 4 miles depending on the amounts of laps.
Racers would win the biggest prizes at massive races in places like Circus Maximum where the track measured 621 m (2,037 ft) in length and 118 m (387 ft) in width and would hold up to 270,000 fans. The races were usually between 2.5 and 4 miles depending on the amounts of laps.
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