There's nothing modern about sports. We are much LESS* excited about them - than the Romans were. We also don't pay our sports stars anywhere near as much. htt

There's nothing modern about sports. We are much LESS* excited about them - than the Romans were. We also don't pay our sports stars anywhere near as much. https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VPENAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA56&dq=history+of+the+decline+and+fall+of+the+roman+empire+greens+massacred+blue&hl=en&sa=X&ei=mSDEVKj2GoTMmwWr84GoDQ&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=history%20of%20the%20decline%20and%20fall%20of%20the%20roman%20empire%20greens%20massacred%20blue&f=false https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VPENAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA56&dq... *http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942699/Wealth-of-todays-sports-stars-is-no-match-for-the-fortunes-of-Romes-chariot-racers.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942...