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Charioteers were the men who drove the racing chariots, or any chariot for that matter. In the case of ancient Rome, the charioteers could be likened to today's race car drivers.
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What did Roman charioteers carry?
A knife to cut themselves free if they fell off
Where did ancient Roman charioteers live?
The Roman Charioteer live in Rome; with their family and friends. There was no block of housing set aside for charioteers. However, if a driver were a slave, (very rare, most charioteers were free men) then his owner would provide housing, more than likely near the stables. A free driver could live wherever he wanted as the winning drivers could be quite wealthy.
What did the greek charioteers wear?
Roma Charioteers were slaves so they wore basically the same as a household slave would, basically a tunic but it was coloured to determinate who the different racers were who owned the slaves. White, red, green, blue and black wer the most used colours.
What is the highest winnings of a Roman chariot racer?
The highest paid athlete of all time was a Roman chariot driver named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. He raced for 24 years and won 35,863,120 in prize money. This is recorded on an inscription erected in Rome by his fellow charioteers and fans upon his retirement. It was said his total winnings were enough to provide the entire city of Rome with grain for a whole year. In today's money his winnings would be about $15 billion.
Who was at ancient roman chariot races besides the charioteers?
Everybody in the city tried to get into the chariot races as they were the most popular of all the Roman entertainments. During the republic the consuls and elected officials attended plus dictators and later, emperors. Then there were the cheering sections for each racing faction and the general public. The races were the one public gathering where men and women could sit together without special sections for each gender, although there was still reserved seating for the various social ranks.
