At the beginning of the Christian era, however, the Roman poet Ovid wrote: "If anyone among this nation does not know the art of love, let him come read our poetry!"
然而在西元前後之際，古羅馬已有《愛經》一書，作者奧維德說：「要是在這個民族中有誰不知道愛的藝術，讓他來看我們的詩吧！」