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  • NAME: Ovid
  • OCCUPATION: Poet
  • BIRTH DATE: 43 BCE
  • DEATH DATE: 17
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Sulmona, Italy
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Constanta (formerly Tomis), Romania
  • Full Name: Publius Ovidius Naso
  • AKA: Ovid

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The Roman poet Ovid, author of Ars amatoria and Metamorphoses, was banished in 8 B.C. to the island of Tomis (present-day Constanta, Romania), where he lived until his death in 17 A.D.


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Ovid was born on March 20, 43 B.C. After holding brief judicial posts as a young man, Ovid turned to writing poetry. His work was well-received, but for reasons that remain mysterious today, emperor Augustus banished him to the island of Tomis (present-day Constanta, Romania) in 8 B.C. Ovid wrote two poetry collections while there, Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto. He died in Constanta, Romania, in 17 A.D. Ovid's most famous works are Ars amatoria and Metamorphoses.

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