Surname: Ovidius Naso Forename(s): Publius Nationality: Roman. VIAF.
Roman poet. Born 43 B.C. Died c. 17-18 C. E. Born in Sulmo (Sulmona), Italy. Studied
in Rome. Travelled around Greece. Permanently exiled to Tomis (now Constanța, Romania)
by Emperor Augustus in 8 C. E. Author of Metamorphoses, a collection of Greek and Roman mythological stories. Biographical information:
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