Statius

American  

[stey-shee-uhs] / ˈsteɪ ʃi əs /

noun

1. Publius Papinius a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.

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Statius British  

/ ˈsteɪʃɪəs /

noun

1. Publius Papinius (ˈpʌblɪəs pəˈpɪnɪəs). ?45–96 _ad , Roman poet; author of the collection Silvae and of two epics, Thebais and the unfinished Achilleis

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Example Sentences

They read of superb little sculptures like the Hercules that the poet Statius insisted Hannibal had admired and that Sulla used for adorning his banquet table.

From Time Magazine Archive

Statius addresses a poem to one of his ancestors, Sept.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

Quæ Maro Virgilius, Statius, Lucanus et auctor, Artis grammaticæ vel quid scripsere magistri.”

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John

Statius, in his Thebaid, calls it the solitary yew.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

Then follows discourse on Lucan, Statius, Tasso, and the rest.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord