Crescens

Just like Dioclès, Caius Aelius Gutta Calpurnianus, Crescens was a agitator , i.e. a driver of quadriga. It was originating in Mauritania and has concourru only for the faction of Blue ( factio veneta ).

An honorary inscription (THEY, 5285; LASH VI, 10050) teaches us that Crescens took part in 686 races and gained 47 victories. These victories are distributed this manner: 19 victories in races simple (i.e. a race where take share four attachment), 23 victories in up and down strokes (i.e. races bringing into play eight attachments) and fnalement 5 victories in triple races (i.e. a race making contribute twelve attachments).

How did it gain these races? Did it gain at the last minute, was it with the head during all the duration of the races? Eh well, our Crescens left victorious 1 time a race with handicaps, it occupied the head eight times and it went up at the last minute 38 times.

Although it gained 47 races, it empocha a rather important sum. This one amounts to 1 ' 558 ' 346 sesterces.

Translation

(THEY, 5285; LASH VI, 10050): Crescens, coachman of the blue faction, originating in Mauritania, 22 years old . It gained its first race of quadriga under the consulate of Lucius Vipstanius Messala at the time of the birthday of divine Nerva . It ran 24 times with its horses Circius, Acceptore, Delicatus and Gotynus. Consulate of Messala to the consulate of Glabrio, for the birthday of the divine Claude, it took part in 686 races and gained 47 times: it gained 19 victories in simple races, 23 victories in up and down strokes and 5 victories in triple races . It gained with handicaps 1 time, it occupied the head eight times and went up at the last minute 38 times . It was second 130 times, third 111 times . These profits rise with 1558346 sesterces .

Sources

THEY, 5285

LASH VI, 10050

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