Eutychus (charioteer)
Eutychus was under Caligula successful city Roman charioteer of the Circus team the 'green' ( lat . Prasinati ). According to Flavius Josephus , he was a close friend of the Roman emperor. According to Suetonius Caligula made the Eutychos a financial gift in the amount of 2,000,000 sesterces what the extent of the dual Senator census corresponded to a charioteer and not the social prestige.
literature
- Gerhard Horsmann: The charioteers of the Roman Empire. Investigations into their social position , Stuttgart 1998 (Research on ancient slavery, 29), pp. 216–217.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eutychus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman charioteer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century |