The roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) was sent into exile to Tomis in the year 8 AD. This was by the exclusive intervention of the Emperor Augustus, without participation of the Senate or of any Roman judge. Ovid wrote that the reason for his exile was carmen et error – "a poem and a mistake", claiming that his crime was worse than murder, more harmful than poetry1.
Localisation:
- Roumanie, Constanţa
- geo:44.173702,28.658716
- Précision ± 25-100 m.
Period or year:
- -5x / unknown
Classification:
- Ville
- Invisible
Identificateurs:
- vici:place=2171
- pleiades:place=217016
- omnesviae:id=TPPlace1957
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The roman poet Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso) was sent into exile to Tomis in the year 8 AD. This was by the exclusive intervention of the Emperor Augustus, without participation of the Senate or of any Roman judge. Ovid wrote that the reason for his exile was carmen et error – "a poem and a mistake", claiming that his crime was worse than murder, more harmful than poetry1.
Références
À proximité
National History and Archaeology Museum in Constanca
Important collection of ancient art.
Național History and Archeology Museum
Național History and Archeology Museum
Ovid was banished to Tomis ( 8 AD )
In AD 8, Ovid was banished to Tomis. Ovid died at Tomis in AD 17 or 18.