Publius Ovidius Naso was a poet in the heyday of the Roman Empire. He studied literature, eloquence and law and, after a brief career as a lawyer, devoted himself to poetry. More information about Ovid is available here.
Ovid was a wizard with words, skilled at describing situations, events and emotions. It was he who coined the phrase ‘Unable to see the wood for the trees’ (Frondem in silva non cernere) to describe having no overview due to an abundance of detail.
