Forgot to post this in July, but the footnote still amuses me

"Finally, when a victory was much desired, a very rich patron could of course enter more than one team of horses, chariots, or mulecarts to improve his chances of winning. [Footnote: Cf. Th. 6.16 Alcibiades entering with seven chariots, which admittedly was thought to be rather excessive.]" (from W.E. van den Groenendaal, Mnemosyne 63, p. 392)