Ovid biography
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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.