Wealthiest athlete of all time was a Roman charioteer
SOURCE: Daily Mail (UK) (11-1-10)
The highest paid sportsman of all time was a slave-turned-chariot racer from Ancient Rome who earned a staggering £9.42billion, researchers have revealed.
Experts found details of Gaius Appuleius Diocles who was plucked from humble beginnings as a slave to become the a champion charioteer in second century Rome.
The immensely strong but illiterate athlete pocketed a cool 35,863,120 sesterces in prize money during his career - the same as £396million a year in today's terms....
Experts found details of Gaius Appuleius Diocles who was plucked from humble beginnings as a slave to become the a champion charioteer in second century Rome.
The immensely strong but illiterate athlete pocketed a cool 35,863,120 sesterces in prize money during his career - the same as £396million a year in today's terms....
Source:
Daily Mail (UK)
Source URL:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325334/Move-Wayne-Rooney-worlds-wealthiest-sportsman-ancient-charioteer.html
Date:
11-1-10
