In 8 CE Augustus banished Ovid to Tomis on the Black Sea. The reason why is uncertain, but Ovid specified a poem (probably Ars amatoria) and an indiscretion which he insisted was not a crime. He might have become an involuntary accomplice in the adultery of Augustus’s granddaughter who was banished at the same time.
Why was Ovid banished?
Why is Ovid important?
Ovid was a Roman poet renowned for his verse’s technical accomplishment. His best-known work is the Metamorphoses, a collection of mythological and legendary stories, told in chronological order from the creation of the universe to the death and deification of Caesar. Through the Metamorphoses, Ovid gave many Greek legends their definitive forms for subsequent generations.