Ovid

Ovid's statue in Constanta, Romania

Country/Region:: Italy, Romania
Period: 43 BCE - 17 or 18 CE
Period: 43 BCE - 17 or 18 CE
Genres:: Poetry

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Publius Ovidius Naso was born in Sulmo (present-day Sulmona), which is situated in a valley of the Apennine Mountains near the Adriatic coast in Italy's Abruzzo region. Its main thoroughfare, the Corso Ovidio, has been named after him.

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The article written by: Michael Economou. Published: November 17, 2014

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