Quote of the day by Ovid: 'If you want to be loved, be lovable.'

Quote of the day: More than two thousand years after Ovid’s lifetime, his words continue to illuminate the human condition, ...
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Statue of Ovid the writer

Ovid’s playful poetry made him a favorite among Rome’s elite, but angered Emperor Augustus. Just as he was producing his finest work, Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD) was exiled to the darkest corner of the ...