Roman-era Olympic competitors

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68.

Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus ( ; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his wife, Livia Drusilla. In 38 BC, Livia divorced Nero and married Augustus. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus's two grandsons and adopted heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Tiberius was designated Augustus's successor. Prior to this, Tiberius had proved himself an able diplomat and one of the most successful Roman generals. His conquests of

Varazdat (Greek: Βαρασδάτης της Αρμενίας; born 350 – died after 393) was the King of the Greater Armenia Kingdom from the Arshakuni dynasty, ruling from 374–378. He is also notable as a boxer, archer, wrestler, and the champion of the 393rd Olympic Games held in Ancient Greece. Varazdat ascended the throne of Greater Armenia under the patronage of the Roman Empire, succeeding Pap Arshakuni, who was assassinated by the order of Emperor Valens. Varazdat was a representative of the Arshakuni dynasty, though it is unknown whether he was a close relative of Pap. Before wearing the Armenian crown, V

Melankomas, or Melancomas (), meaning 'One with the Black Hair,' was an Ancient Greek boxer from Caria and victor in the 207th Olympiad (49 AD.).

ancient Greek boxer

left|thumb|150px|Boxing on an Pottery of ancient Greece|Attic vase, ca. 510–500 BC Atyanas (; d. 62 BC) was a nobleman and an Olympic victor at boxing from Adramyttium in Mysia. His father's name was Hippocrates.