Ovid - biography.

Ovid - biography. Roman Poet Birth March 20, 43 BC Death AD 17? Place of Birth Sulmo (now Sulmona, Italy) Principal Rome Residence Known for Relating, in poetry, the stories and amorous escapades of the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses Providing inspiration for many great works of art and literature Milestones Ovid studied rhetoric in Rome with the intention of becoming a lawyer; he held a judicial post before retiring to concentrate on poetry. 20 BC? Produced Amores, a series of poems recounting the phases of a love affair with a woman named Corinna 15 BC - AD 6? Produced Heroides, a series of 21 love letters exchanged between mythological characters 1 BC? Produced Ars Amatoria, a poem in three books on the practice of courtship, seduction, and intrigue AD 2-8? Composed Metamorphoses, 15 books tracing the history of the world from creation to the elevation of Julius Caesar to divine status AD 2-8? Completed work on 6 of the 12 books of Fasti AD 8 Was banished by the Roman emperor Augustus to Tomi, a fishing port on the Black Sea AD 8-12 Composed Tristia, a five-book series of poems describing his misery in Tomi and pleading for a pardon from the emperor AD 11 Published Ibis, an elaborate poem cursing an unnamed enemy AD 12-16 Composed Epistulae ex Ponto, four more books of poems lamenting his plight and petitioning the emperor for a reprieve of his sentence Did You Know Ovid believed his banishment from Rome was due in part to his publication of Ars Amatoria (Art of Love). Scholars suggest another reason: his possible involvement in a scandal involving the emperor's daughter. By age 30, Ovid had married three times and been divorced twice. Ovid's books were removed from public libraries after his banishment. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.