Ovid (43 BCE)

20Mar2010 In : On this day
Author : FJ

Publius Ovidius Naso, a Roman poet better known as Ovid, is ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. Ovid was a great storyteller whose writings generally deal with the themes of love, mythology, and exile. His poetry, much imitated during late antiquity and the Middle Ages, had a decisive influence on European art and literature for centuries. Why did Augustus banish Ovid in 8 CE? Discuss

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