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ovid
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Sunday, 24 March 2019
Ovid. Tristia 5,11: not exiled but sent away.
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In 8 AD Augustus punished Ovid by sending him away to the shores Black Sea. The reasons are far from clear, but it is assumed the poems fr...
Sunday, 8 April 2018
Ovid, Tristia 1,4: storm at sea.
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For reasons still not quite known, Ovid was banished by Augustus from Rome to Pontus at the Black Sea in 8 AD. The once happy and ligh...
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Ovid: iron bulls tamed.
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When Jason wanted to obtain the Golden Fleece, he had to perform various deeds, including taming two iron bulls, made by Vulcan. Medea ...
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