Ovidius

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ovĭdĭus, ii, m.,

Ovid , the name of a Roman gens.—So esp.: P. Ovidius Naso, a celebrated Latin poet , Quint. 10, 1, 88; Sen. Ep. 79, 5; Ov. Tr. 2, 119.— A contemporary of Martial , Mart. 7, 44, 1; 7, 45, 6.