Ovid Biography Flashcards
When and where was Ovid born?
March 20, 43 B.C., Sulmo
When did Ovid die and where was he buried?
17 (or 18) A.D., Tomi
To what kind of family was Ovid born?
a wealthy equestrian family
Whose schools did Ovid attend in Rome?
Arellius Fuscus and Porcius Latro
With whom did Ovid go to Greece to complete his studies?
the poet Macer
Into whose literary circle was Ovid accepted?
Messalla Corvinus
Who was Ovid’s best friend?
Tibullus (Propertius and Horace to a lesser degree)
How many times was Ovid married?
three times
With whom was Ovid’s second wife connected?
Paullus Fabius Maximus (an addressee of one of Horace’s Odes)
Which wife of Ovid gave him a daughter?
his second wife
With which wife did Ovid reach marital happiness?
his third wife (at the age of 40)
Where was Ovid exiled?
Tomi (on the Back Sea)
When was Ovid exiled?
8 B.C.
Why is Ovid said to have been exiled?
carmen et error (the Ars Amatoria and his involvement in the adultery of Julia Minor and Decimus Junius Silanus)
In which works did Ovid complain about his exile?
Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto
