Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 241 The Record Holder of the Farthest Exile

Orwell personally agrees with this statement. Greek mythology is seen as morally corrupt by modern people, and all kinds of bad things happen frequently, which are closely related to Ovid, because most literary and artistic workers after the Renaissance were influenced by Ovid.

People in the Renaissance period might not be able to find a lot of original materials on Greek mythology. There was no so-called archaeology or textual research in that era. The way they understood mythology was to read a few representative works, such as "Metamorphoses", "Theogony" and "Iliad", etc. The important position of "Metamorphoses" in their hearts influenced the compilation of Greek mythology during the Renaissance.

This situation has also affected modern people's view of Greek mythology. In fact, it is related to the unrestrained nature of Greek mythology itself, but it is not entirely a problem with the mythology itself.

As for Ovid himself, he was originally a poet in the Augustan period and had a certain influence at that time.

After becoming emperor, Augustus was committed to correcting the extravagant and licentious lifestyle of the Roman nobility. Not only did he promulgate two laws to regulate marriage, he also set an example by exiling his daughter, who had an immoral private life, to an island. Relatively speaking, he was a ruler who paid great attention to the construction of ideology and morality.

In general, his rule was relatively open-minded. He did not punish those literati who criticized the current situation. On the contrary, he gave some of them some help. Even those who criticized Augustus, he mostly laughed it off, but he was very ruthless towards Ovid.

He directly exiled Ovid to the coast of the Black Sea (a better exile was to a small island near Italy with pleasant scenery and suitable for recuperation). No matter how hard he begged, he was never able to return to Rome throughout his life. It was not that what Ovid wrote was harmful to politics, but that the part about the aristocracy's arrogance, debauchery and self-indulgence did not please Augustus.

As the founding emperor, Augustus preferred Aeneas, the Roman ancestor who was strong-willed, brave, fearless and responsible in Virgil's "Aeneid". He must have been very unimpressed by works such as "Kama Sutra" and "Love Songs" that were not worthy of being published.

What he repeatedly emphasized were traditional Roman virtues such as restraint and simplicity. At this time, what Ovid wrote was particularly eye-catching, especially because Ovid's literary talent was indeed good and his influence was great, so Ovid became the first to stand out and was exiled to the Black Sea thousands of miles away.

It seems that the Ovid in this time and space was born a few decades later, which seems to have made his situation much better. After all, Augustus was a minority, and the emperor he had to deal with in this time and space was Nero.

In comparison, Nero was much easier to deal with than Augustus. In particular, Ovid was a poet who wrote about love and Greek mythology and was good at writing, which made him very popular with Nero. He once gave him many rewards, and his life was not too affected after the civil war in the empire, but it still seemed that he was not satisfied.

For some unknown reason, his work was submitted to Orville. After considering it, Orville decided to recruit him first. After all, he was a famous writer in history. No matter how frivolous or politically agnostic he was, it would be beneficial to make friends with him.

He said to Ptolemy, "That's it. We will abide by the rules. I will also give him another 2,000 dinars in my personal name as a bonus. I will let someone else take over the matter later. Thank you for your hard work."

In his heart, he complained that the other party had never even read the book, but on the surface, Ptolemy nodded respectfully: "No problem, I'm sure he will appreciate your generosity."
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After visiting the hotel, he went to the manor to check the situation. He had a simple meal outside in the evening. Finally, he bought a batch of military equipment at the military factory on the outskirts of the city. It was late at night when Orville returned to the mansion after a busy day of work. At this time, he did not expect that there would be anyone waiting for him. After all, except for some special moments, most of the family members in the mansion were busy with their own things.

But he didn't expect that Tia, who should have a regular schedule, was eating fruit in the atrium out of boredom. When she saw him coming, she immediately stood up nervously, and because of her large movements, she accidentally knocked over the plate of fruit.

Seeing the other party's awkward look, Orvel smiled helplessly: "Is there something wrong? Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't sleep so late."

He knew Tia very well, and she would never be like this under normal circumstances. However, Orville was also curious about what had happened to make Tia so flustered. You know, even in the most critical situation, she would at most become serious and irritable. Orville had never seen such a situation before.

Tia did not reply directly, but took a few deep breaths, then clenched her fists and said to Orvel: "Father has made a decision about our marriage, and the time is set in eight days."

Orville's expression immediately changed from a smile to astonishment. He didn't expect things to develop like this. After a few seconds of being stunned, he reluctantly replied: "Well, I can only say that it was a little sudden. I didn't react for a while. Do you mean that I will marry you?"

Tia shrank back and asked, "Are you unwilling? Or does this matter affect you?"

Orville opened his mouth but said nothing. After a while, he nodded slightly, probably understanding the current situation.

Although it was something that was foreseeable, he originally thought it would come slowly, but when he thought about it carefully, it was almost time. Five or six years had passed since he traveled through time, and he was already a young man of twenty-four or twenty-five, while Tia was already twenty-eight or twenty-nine, which was almost middle-aged according to the standards of ordinary ancient people. If he didn't consider marriage, he was afraid that Tia would really have to become a Vestal Virgin (a clergyman who observes chastity) and serve as a priest in the future.

There was no need for him to refuse this matter. Putting practical interests aside, Orville did have some affection for Tia, and the two of them were actually the most suitable choices at the moment. However, Orville was much more realistic than Tia, and the first thing he thought of was what Vespa was worried about, which was also what he had been worried about all along.

"Of course I am willing, but I should ask you, won't this matter affect you? Since my father has discussed it with you, you should understand the interests involved. Now that you and I are together, there will inevitably be some disputes. Can you accept the consequences?"

Tia said as a matter of course: "If I couldn't accept it, I wouldn't have come to inform you. You don't need to worry too much. Just tell me your answer. If it causes you trouble, I will find a way to ask my father to cancel it."

(End of this chapter)