Ovid, Roman Poet
(43 BCE-c. 17 CE)




Just the Facts:
  • Name: Publius Ovidius Naso
  • Known as: Ovid
  • Birth: March 20, 43 BCE, Sulmona, Italy
  • Death: Unknown Date, 17 CE, ConstanČ›a, Romania
  • Language: Latin
  • Who he was: Roman poet who wrote Metamorphoses; love poetry, especially Amores (Love Affairs) and Ars Amatoria (The Art of Love)
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