![]() The poem is believed to be the erotically-themed Ars Amatoria, but little is known about the mistake. Ovid himself describes them as “ carmen et error”, meaning “a poem and a mistake”. ![]() The exact reasons for his exile are not clear. However, in 8 CE, he was dramatically sent into exile by Emperor Augustus, an event which dominated the remainder of his life. However, after holding some minor administrative positions, he soon turned his back on politics and dedicated the rest of his life to writing poetry.īy his early twenties, Ovid was already giving public readings of his poems, and by his mid-forties, he was the leading poet in ancient Rome. In his early adulthood, Ovid followed the traditional route into a senatorial career after finishing his education in Rome and Greece. In 43 BCE, Ovid was born under the name Publius Ovidius Naso to a wealthy equestrian family based in the north of Italy. Ovid: Life and Love Poetry in Ancient Rome Bronze statue of Ovid located in his hometown Sulmona, via Abruzzo Turismo ![]()
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