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| - | '''Publius Ovidius Naso''' ([[Sulmona]], [[March 20]], [[43 BC]] – Tomis, now [[Constanţa]] AD [[17]]), a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] poet known to the [[English language|English]]-speaking world as '''Ovid''', wrote on topics of [[love]], abandoned [[women]] and [[mythological]] transformations. Ranked alongside [[Virgil]] and [[Horace]] as one of the three [[wiktionary:canon|canon]]ical poets of [[Latin literature]], Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the [[elegiac couplet]]. His poetry, much imitated during [[Late Antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages]], had a decisive influence on [[European]] [[art]] and [[literature]] for centuries.{{GFDL}} | + | '''Publius Ovidius Naso''' ([[Sulmona]], [[March 20]], [[43 BC]] – Tomis, now [[Constanţa]] AD [[17]]), a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] poet known to the [[English language|English]]-speaking world as '''Ovid''', wrote on topics of [[love]], abandoned [[women]] and [[mythological]] transformations. Ranked alongside [[Virgil]] and [[Horace]] as one of the three [[wiktionary:canon|canon]]ical poets of [[Latin literature]], Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the [[elegiac couplet]]. His poetry, much imitated during [[Late Antiquity]] and the [[Middle Ages]], had a decisive influence on [[European art]] and [[European literature|literature]] for centuries.{{GFDL}} |
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Publius Ovidius Naso (Sulmona, March 20, 43 BC – Tomis, now Constanţa AD 17), a Roman poet known to the English-speaking world as Ovid, wrote on topics of love, abandoned women and mythological transformations. Ranked alongside Virgil and Horace as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature, Ovid was generally considered the greatest master of the elegiac couplet. His poetry, much imitated during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, had a decisive influence on European art and literature for centuries.
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