The entire gold idol (including the charioteer, chariot and horses) was placed on a pit that was 15 feet deep and filled with gold coins.
Racing was perilous, but charioteers were among the most celebrated and well-compensated athletes.
Two episodes involving charioteers were added into the plain account of the heroic chariot race.
The charioteer is taken from a fake coin.
It is considered to be the "auriga virtutum" or the charioteer of the virtues.
It is armored, but also cut off - a charioteer fights alone.
However, often after a crash the charioteers were unable to release themselves in time.
Charioteers wrapped the reins around their bodies in order to use their body weight to better control the horses.
