Statius

[ stey-shee-uh s ]

/ ˈsteɪ ʃi əs /

noun

Pub·li·us Pa·pin·i·us

[puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/, a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.

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Examples from the Web for statius

Statius also provided the foundation for one of her minor departures from Homer.
Madeline Miller Discusses ‘The Song of Achilles’|Jane Ciabattari|March 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even Statius, whose writings are in other respects irreproachable, is nearly as fulsome in his adulation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various
Of this single topic one half was a translation from Statius.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope
He was betrayed into this bombast, which his better taste rejected, by the attempt to carry on the hyperbolical strain of Statius.
The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1|Alexander Pope

The poet Statius notices the legend that it was stained with the blood of Atys.
Roman Mosaics|Hugh Macmillan
Pope, in his turn, put the juvenile version of “Statius” into his hands for correction.
The Lives of the English Poets: Prior, Congreve, Blackmore and Pope|Samuel Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for statius

Statius

/ (ˈsteɪʃɪəs) /

noun

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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