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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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

Martial and Statius never mention one another, and both might seem unknown to Tacitus.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

Statius, whose father before him was a poet, was born at Naples.

From Readings from Latin Verse With Notes by Bushnell, Curtis C.

Nor does Statius call the populace "vile," or say that they are always "discontented," or that they are "still prone to change, though still the slaves of state."

From The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition by Pope, Alexander

In Purgatory, Virgil and Dante meet the emancipated soul of the Roman poet Statius, freed at last after many centuries of purifying pain, and ready now to ascend to Heaven.

From Dante Six Sermons by Wicksteed, Philip H.