Which poet was exiled in 8 A.D. until 17 A.D.?

Which poet was exiled in 8 A.D. until 17 A.D.?

• A. Ovid
• B. Virgil
• C. Dante
• D. Montaigne

Answer: (A)

Exile and its impact on a poet’s life and work is being tested here. The poet exiled from Rome in 8 CE to Tomis on the Black Sea, remaining there until his death in 17 CE, is Ovid. He spent those years composing poems about his banishment, such as the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, which reveal how exile shaped his voice and themes. The other writers listed come from different eras: Virgil lived earlier and died around 19 BCE, while Dante and Montaigne lived in the medieval and early modern periods, long after Ovid’s time. So the narrative of an emperor-ordered exile lasting from 8 to 17 A.D. points to Ovid.

Exile and its impact on a poet’s life and work is being tested here. The poet exiled from Rome in 8 CE to Tomis on the Black Sea, remaining there until his death in 17 CE, is Ovid. He spent those years composing poems about his banishment, such as the Tristia and Epistulae ex Ponto, which reveal how exile shaped his voice and themes. The other writers listed come from different eras: Virgil lived earlier and died around 19 BCE, while Dante and Montaigne lived in the medieval and early modern periods, long after Ovid’s time. So the narrative of an emperor-ordered exile lasting from 8 to 17 A.D. points to Ovid.