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| Where was Ovid born? | Sulmo |
| Was Ovid born in Italy or in one of the provinces? | Italy |
| Who literary circle was Ovid part of ? | Messala's |
| Who was another important poet who was in Ovid's literary circle? | Tibullus |
| How many times was Ovid married? | 3 |
| In what year was Ovid sent into exile? | 8 A.D. |
| What two Latin words does Ovid use to explain why he was exiled? | carmen (et) error |
| What poem got Ovid into trouble with Augustus? | Ars Amatoria |
| To what coastal town was Ovid banished? | Tomi/Tomis |
| On what sea was the town to which Ovid was banished? | Pontus Euxinus |
| What happened to Ovid's books after he was banished? | Augustus banned them |
| Who were the daughter and granddaughter of Augustus who were banned around the same time as Ovid | The Julias |
| What were two important features of the literature which Augustus was pushing for? | moralistic and patriotic |
| How long was Ovid banished? | last 10 years of his life |
| What are Ovid's dates? | 43 B.C. - 17 A.D. |
| All but one of Ovid's works were written in what meter? | elegaic couplet |
| In what meter was the Metamorphoses? | dactylic hexameter |
| Which work of Ovid's was a compilation of letters from legendary heroines to their absent lovers? | Heroides |
| What is a didactic poem? | one which teaches |
| Which of Ovid's poems is didactic? | Ars Amatoria |
| How many books in the Metamorphoses? | 16 |
| Which work of Ovid is a poetical calendar? | The Fasti |
| How much of the Fasti was completed | six books |
| What two works did Ovid write in exile? | the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto |
| Which work of Ovid is a poetical curse | The Ibis |
| What is the one tragedy by Ovid | The Medea |
| On which work did Ovid rest his hopes for immortality? | The Metamorphoses |
| What was the Medicamina Faciei Feminae about? | cosmetics |
| What was Ovid's follow up to the Ars Amatoria? | Remedia Amoris (The Remedy for love) |
