Bimillennium Apr 2026
The 2,000th anniversary of Ovid's death saw the first professional meeting in China dedicated to the poet, titled "Globalizing Ovid," which explored his influence on 18th-century Chinese porcelain.
The following paper explores the cultural and scholarly impact of these 2,000-year milestones, specifically focusing on the recent commemorations of Augustus and the poet Ovid. bimillennium
Contemporary readings of Ovid's exile poetry have shifted to look at the "disfiguration" of his career—a "real and abominable" event that tore his life apart, rather than just a literary trope. The 2,000th anniversary of Ovid's death saw the
The bimillennium of Ovid’s Fasti (a calendar poem) was celebrated by scholars like Geraldine Herbert-Brown, who noted that while the exact date of the poem’s "anniversary" is debatable, the bimillennial volume served as a critical "timely" update to Ovidian studies. The "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (1930) The bimillennium of Ovid’s Fasti (a calendar poem)
Scholars used the occasion to ask how Augustus’ "equivocal and contradictory career" has been received across different cultural contexts.
The 2,000th anniversary of Ovid's death saw the first professional meeting in China dedicated to the poet, titled "Globalizing Ovid," which explored his influence on 18th-century Chinese porcelain.
The following paper explores the cultural and scholarly impact of these 2,000-year milestones, specifically focusing on the recent commemorations of Augustus and the poet Ovid.
Contemporary readings of Ovid's exile poetry have shifted to look at the "disfiguration" of his career—a "real and abominable" event that tore his life apart, rather than just a literary trope.
The bimillennium of Ovid’s Fasti (a calendar poem) was celebrated by scholars like Geraldine Herbert-Brown, who noted that while the exact date of the poem’s "anniversary" is debatable, the bimillennial volume served as a critical "timely" update to Ovidian studies. The "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (1930)
Scholars used the occasion to ask how Augustus’ "equivocal and contradictory career" has been received across different cultural contexts.