What was the political result of Ovid's writings?
A) Augustus did not approve of the writings and banished Ovid from Rome.
B) Augustus promoted Ovid to a state position, giving him the title of "laureate."
C) Augustus commissioned Ovid to write an epic in the Greek style specifically for the Roman people.
D) Ovid was tried for treason and Augustus ordered his execution by hanging.

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Augustus did not approve of Ovid's writings, particularly his scandalous and erotic poems, the "Ars Amatoria" and the "Remedia Amoris." As a result, Augustus banished Ovid from Rome to a remote city on the coast of the Black Sea.

What Was the Political Result of Ovid's Writings