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Ridiculous History

Who was the highest paid athlete in history?

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2019

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today, most people probably don't remember the career of once-famous charioteer Gaius Appuleius Diocles -- however, in his day we was a cultural icon, one of the most famous athletes in Rome. Join the guys as they explore the story Diocles and trace one professor's quest to figure out exactly how much cash Diocles made in modern terms.

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0:46.0

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0:53.0

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1:01.0

What do a flirtatious gambling double agent in World War II?

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1:09.0

And a pirate queen who walked free with all of her spoils, haven't comment.

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1:20.0

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1:24.0

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1:50.0

Confession, I believe that I may have the perfect socks for today's episode.

2:01.0

There's some socks that a friend of mine got me from his travels in Japan, and they have separations in the fabric for the toes.

2:12.0

I feel much more agile than I would be wearing just normal socks.

2:16.0

Ben, so they're like ninja socks?

2:18.0

Yeah, that's the way to put it, but yeah, it's like the division for the sandals, picture every western film you've seen in the 90s or something that featured ninjas.

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