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Which Roman emperor banished the poet Ovid to the Black Sea in 8 AD, for reasons historians still debate?
Answer
Augustus
Augustus ordered Ovid's exile to Tomis in 8 AD, citing a poem and an unspecified 'error,' but scholars still dispute whether hidden political intrigue was the real cause.
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Ovid's banishment to the Black Sea by Emperor Augustus remains unexplained—historians still debate whether it was truly about his poetry or hidden political intrigue.
Other options people guess
- Tiberius
- Caligula
- Nero
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- poetry
- ancient-rome
- exile
- ancient-history
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