EfreetSK@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careeren.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up1237arrow-down117
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-linkTIL the highest paid athlete of all time was Roman charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles, earning total ~$15 billion over his careeren.wikipedia.orgEfreetSK@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square34linkfedilink
minus-squareCaveman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·19 days agoEven calculating based on the silver content when sestertius is 2.5g silver gives 90M grams of 90 metric tons. Each gram is valued around $1 so that’s a 90M USD there.
Even calculating based on the silver content when sestertius is 2.5g silver gives 90M grams of 90 metric tons. Each gram is valued around $1 so that’s a 90M USD there.