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# Interesting
- URL: https://thedailyeudemon.com/29829/
- Published: 2013-10-16T12:27:52.000Z
- Updated: 2013-10-16T12:27:52.000Z
- Author: Eric Scheske
- Tags: Sports, #wpChunk

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The benefits of empire? [Roman charioteers earned far more than even the best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to academic research.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942699/Wealth-of-todays-sports-stars-is-no-match-for-the-fortunes-of-Romes-chariot-racers.html?ref=thedailyeudemon.com) "One charioteer, named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, amassed a fortune 35,863,120 sesterces in prize money ”“ the equivalent of $15 billion (£9.6 billion), claims Peter Struck, a professor of classical studies."