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, under the Flavian emperors, wrote several epic poems, of which the Thebaid survives.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

“A life that leads melodious days,” is like that of Vopiscus, in his Tiburtine villa, as described by his friend, Statius, I., iii.,

From A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' by Gatty, Alfred, Mrs.

The drama of Ennius was taken from a tragedy of Euripides, which is now lost, but its subject is well known from the Thebaid of Statius.

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

Statius, in Thebais, 646-721, fully describes the use of the discus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various