Melankomas

Melankomas (that is, the black-haired, Greek: μέλας = black and κόμη = hair ) (* 1st century, † AD 70 in Naples) was a Greek boxer from Caria in Turkey today.

Either he or his father, who bore the same name, won at the Olympic Games 207 AD 49 Melankomas the Younger was primarily known writings of Dion Chrysostom. This praised him as the perfect athlete, besides physical beauty and great endurance in training also possessed the ability to never be beaten. Melankomas, an affair with the emperor Titus was said to have died during the Olympic Games and is said to have spoken on his deathbed with his friend Athenodoros about the games.