![]() ![]() His father arranged a marriage for Ovid while he was still young, but this, like his second marriage, ended in divorce. Ovid's first well-known work, the Medea, which is now lost entirely, was much praised by ancient critics. Instead, he continued his pursuit of poetry and consorted with poets such as Propertius, Vergil, Horace, and Tibullus. Ovid even claimed that on at least one occasion, the prose he was attempting to write became verse of its own accord!Īfter completing his education in Greece and Asia, Ovid held a few minor political offices in the mid 20s, but eventually decided that he lacked the physical strength to be a politician. ![]() His older brother quickly embraced public life, but Ovid preferred the pursuit of poetry, despite the wishes of his father. ![]() to acquire formal training to launch their careers as politicians and lawyers. He sent him and his older brother to Rome in about 30 B.C.E. Ovid had talent and his father had ambitions for him. As a result, it largely escaped the turmoil in Italy during the 30s B.C.E. Publius Ovidius Naso was born on March 20, 43 B.C.E., almost exactly one year after the murder of Julius Caesar, in Sulmo, a region about 90 miles from Rome, which Ovid describes as "abounding in cool water." Sulmo was a small town, and was isolated by the surrounding terrain and its economic insignificance. ![]()
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