Charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles is recorded as having earned 35,863,120 sesterces, a sum which equates to an estimated US$10 - US$15 billion in today's money. The most highly paid athletes currently barely top US$1 billion.
Who, the highest paid of any performer in music hall in the early 20th century and knighted in 1919, wrote "I Love A Lassie", "Stop Yer Ticklin' Jock" and "Roamin' in the Gloamin'"?
In 429 CE, the Roman Emperor Theodosius II initiated what became known as the Codex Theodosianus, in order to do what?
Towards the end of which century CE did the Roman Empire start to disintegrate prior to separating into Western and Eastern Empires?
What are the first names of Torville and Dean, who were the highest ever scoring figure skaters for a single programme at the 1984 Winter Olympics?
