Ovid, the torments of the Roman poet of love [2/2]. Listen to the rest of Ovid's story told by Virginie Girod.
A young Roman aristocrat, he gave up a legal and political career to write love poetry in a Rome with free morals. One of his major works, The Art of Loving, is a real flirting manual! In three books full of mythological references, the poet distills his advice on seduction for Roman men and women.