![]() ![]() Poor Gaurus begged Praetor, a man he knew well from a long-standing friendship, for a hundred thousand sesterces, and told him that he only needed that sum to add to his three hundred thousand and qualify him to applaud the emperor as a full equestrian. One short lived but extremely successful charioteer of the 1st century CE was Scorpus, about whom Martial wrote several poems the two on his death show the extent of Scorpus’ celebrity. Given the incredibly dangerous nature of chariot racing many of them could also die as slaves, never managing to be given or buy their freedom. However, they started their careers as slaves and could be sold to another faction by their masters, rather than picking and choosing between offers like a modern athlete (once freed they could presumably move as they wished). ![]() the enormous amount of money charioteers could earn over their careersĬharioteers could gain wide celebrity and have long careers, moving from faction to faction over the course of their time racing.the (often short) careers of famous charioteers.
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