What is known about Ovid’s third wife?

Little is known about the specific identity of Ovid’s third wife, but he speaks of her with deep respect and affection. Unlike his first two marriages, which were short-lived, his third wife remained constant to him until his death.1

Following Ovid’s banishment to Tomis by the emperor Augustus in 8 ce, his wife proved instrumental in his life. Because his punishment was a form of relegation that did not involve the confiscation of property or loss of citizenship, she was able to remain in Rome to protect his interests. Being well-connected, she worked to intercede on his behalf with the emperor, and Ovid frequently utilized her as a conduit for his pleas for the mitigation of his sentence in his later works, such as the Tristia and the Epistulae ex Ponto (Letters from the Black Sea).1