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Fasti (Penguin Classics),New Christopher Alexander Although Vast Changes Have OccurredWritten After He Had Been Banished To The Black Sea City Of Tomis By Emperor Augustus, The Fasti Is Ovid'S Last Major Poetic Work. Both A Calendar Of Daily Rituals And A Witty Sequence Of Stories Recounted In A Variety Of Styles, It Weaves Together Tales Of Gods And Citizens Together To Explore Rome'S History, Religious Beliefs And Traditions. It May Also Be Read As A Subtle But Powerful Political Manifesto Which Derides Augustus' Attempts To Control