| − | '''Ovid''' (full name '''Publius Ovidius Naso''') was a famous [[Roman empire|Roman]] poet who lived from 43 BC to 17 AD. He wrote about mythology and love. Ovid was later banished by [[Augustus]] to the city of Tomis, now known as [[Constanţa]]. | + | '''Ovid''' (full name '''Publius Ovidius Naso''') was a famous [[Roman empire|Roman]] poet who lived from 43 BC to 17 AD. He came from 'watery Sulmo' (now [[Sulmona]], [[Italy]]). He wrote about mythology and love, his most famous works probably being the 'Metamorphoses', a collection of mythological stories involving transformations, and the 'Ars Amatoria' (the Art of Love), a didactic poem on how to get a girl. Ovid was later banished by [[Augustus]] to the city of Tomis, now known as [[Constanţa]] in [[Romania]]. |