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
Lusitania (1805 ship) January 1830 with 500 casks and 36 tanks of whale oil. "Lusitania" was last listed in "Lloyd's Register" in 1838, but the listing had been unchanged for several years and showed no owner or trade. Citations References Lusitania (1805 ship) Lusitania was a British merchant vessel launched in 1804. She emerges from the general background for two notable events in her history, one in 1813 when the French Navy captured and released her, and then between 1826 and 1830 for a whaling voyage. On 27 August 1807, Captain John Carman received a letter of marque for "Lusitania". In 1813 "Lusitania"s