Roman Empire Fan loyalty was fierce and at times erupted into sports riots. Racing was perilous, but charioteers were among the most celebrated and well-compensated athletes. One star of the sport was Diocles, from Lusitania (present-day Portugal), who raced chariots for 24 years and had career earnings of 35 million sesterces. Horses had their fans too, and were commemorated in art and inscriptions, sometimes by name. The design of Roman circuses was developed to assure that no team had an unfair advantage and to minimize collisions ("naufragia," "shipwrecks"), which were nonetheless frequent and spectacularly satisfying to the crowd. The races retained a
RMS Lusitania tables constructed within their sleeping quarters. In an attempt to break that mould, the Cunard Line began designing ships such as "Lusitania" with more comfortable third class accommodation. As on all Cunard passenger liners, third class accommodation aboard "Lusitania" was located at the forward end of the ship on the shelter, upper, main and lower decks, and in comparison to other ships of the period, it was comfortable and spacious. The dining room was at the bow of the ship on the saloon deck, finished in polished pine as were the other two third class public rooms, being the smoke