Dec 20, 2009

The Metamorphoses of Ovid | Author Biography

Publius Ovidius Naso, known as Ovid, was born on March 20, 43 b.c. in Sulmo, Italy, and died at the age of sixty-one in exile in the Black Sea port of Tomi, known today as Constantsa, Romania. Considered to be one of the most influential poets in Western literary tradition, Ovid wrote several important works, including Heroines and The Art of Love. His most famous and revered work, and considered alongside the works of Homer and Virgil as among the world’s masterpieces, is Metamorphoses, which he finished around 8 a.d.

Of the details of Ovid’s life,...