Timeline of Ovid’s Life

Year Ovid Other Events
43 BCE Ovid born at Sulmona, 20 March  
42 Vergil, Eclogues
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40  
39  
38    
37    
36    
35   Sallust dies
34  
33    
32    
31   Battle of Actium
30   Horace, Epodes
29   Vergil, Georgics
28   Propertius, Monobiblos 
27   Octavian becomes Augustus
26   Gallus commits suicide
25   Propertius, Carmina 2
24    
23   Horace, Odes
22   Propertius, Carmina 3
21    
20 Amores, 1st edition (sometime after 20)  
19  
  • Vergil dies
  • Aeneid published posthumously
  • Tibullus dies
18    
17   Ludi Saeculares
16   Propertius, Carmina 4
15 Heroides 1-15  
14    
13    
12 Medea (Tragedy)  
11  
10  
9  
8
  • Maecenas dies
  • Horace dies
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3    
2    
1 BCE
  • Ars Amatoria
  • Remedia Amoris
  • Med. Faciei Femineae
  • Amores, 2nd edition
  
1 CE  
2  
  • Metamorphoses
  • Fasti
  
3    
4   Heroides 16-21 C. Asinius Pollio dies
5    
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7    
8
  • Exiled to Tomi (modern Constanţa, Romania)
  • Tristia 1
  
9 Tristia 2 Tristia 3-5  
10    
11 Ibis  
12  
13 Epistulae ex Ponto 1-3  
14   Augustus dies
15    
16    
17   Livy dies
18 CE
  • Ovid dies
  • Epistulae ex Ponto 4 published posthumously
  

2 Responses to “Timeline of Ovid’s Life”

  1. Roger Hensley Says:
    December 27th, 2005 at 5:19 pm

    How do you prononce “OVID” “O” vid or “AH” vid

  2. Sean Says:
    December 27th, 2005 at 9:11 pm

    It’s pronounced AH-vid.

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