Ovid Book 15: Wrapping up the Myths.

By the end, Ovid tells of a terrible plague that breaks out in Rome. Human effort is in vain, so the Romans appeal to the gods for help. They need Apollo’s son, Asclepius, to overcome the plague. Asclepius appears to them first in a dream and then in person. The Romans worship him as a god and bring him to Rome, at which point the plague ceases. By the end, Ovid recounts the murder and deification of Caesar and the rise and future success of Augustus. He essentially tries wrapping things up by telling about his own knowledge of Rome. 

To me Ovid was more like a historian than a popular author. However, to some extent his work also promotes a historical context to accompany its many tales.