Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 BCE-17 CE), born at Sulmo, studied rhetoric and law at Rome. Later he did considerable public service there, and otherwise devoted himself to poetry and to society. Famous at first, he offended the emperor Augustus by his "Ars Amatoria, " and was banished because of this work and some other reason unknown to us, and dwelt in the cold and primitive town of Tomis on the Black Sea. He continued writing poetry, a kindly man, leading a temperate life. He died in exile.
Ovid's main surviving works are the "Metamorphoses, " a source of inspiration to artists and ...
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Publisher: Loeb Classical Library
Date Published: 1984
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Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1977
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Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1977
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Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
Date Published: 1977
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Date Published: 1977
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Date Published: 1977
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Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Heinemann Harvard
Date Published: 1916
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