Ovid and Virgil are both talented writers of the 1st century BC. Both are known for creating extraordinary pieces of literature that are still enjoyed today. Given that two talented Roman writers both lived at the same time and in the same area, is it possible that they met at some point? Are their lives similar or different? What about their writing styles? Understanding how Ovid lived, how Virgil lived, and their writing styles will answer these questions. Publius Ovid Nasus was a simple man from Sulmo, a small town about 90 miles east of Rome. Subsequently, his father sent him and his older brother to Rome for better education. In Rome, Ovid also studied rhetoric with some of the best teachers he had access to. Ovid was considered among his teachers to be an extraordinary orator, but his father neglected his natural talent for writing verse, so he had to pursue a more public lifestyle. He spent some time first in Athens, then traveled to Asia and Sicily. «He later held some minor judicial positions, the first rungs on the official ladder, but soon decided that public life did not suit him. From then on he abandoned his official career to cultivate poetry and the society of poets.” (Edward Kenney, 6-16-2013, "Ovid" pg.1) Ovid's first work entitled Gli Amores was an immediate success, together with his other works: Epistolae Heroidum, or the Medicamina faciei, the Ars amatoria and the Remedia amoris. All these works reflected the brilliant, classy and pleasure culture in which he moved. The common theme of his early poems is love and romantic deception, but they are unlikely to reflect Ovid's own life. Of his three marriages, the first two were brief. But his third wife remained faithful to him until... in the middle of the paper... the transformation played a role. The stories are told in order from the creation of the universe to the death and deification of Julius Caesar. In many stories, mythological characters are used to demonstrate obedience or disobedience to the gods, and for their actions they are rewarded or punished by turning into an animal, a vegetable, an object, etc. The essential theme of the poem is passion. , gives it more unity than other framing devices used by the poet. Ovid arrived in Tomis, his place of exile, in 9 AD. Tomis lacked books and civilized people, little Latin was spoken and the atmosphere was harsh. In his solitude and misery, Ovid returned to poetry. The Tristia and the Epistulae ex Ponto were composed and sent to Rome a year from 9 AD. They consist of messages to the emperor, Ovid's wife, and to his friends describing his miseries.