Statius
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
The great mass of these eager litterateurs have altogether vanished, or remain as mere shadowy names in Martial or Statius or Pliny.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
Their accomplishments also included music, singing, and dancing; for these, says Statius, helped to procure a husband.
From Roman Women by Alfred Brittain
Beyond this, on the left, the base of the famous statue of Domitian has been discovered as described by Statius: "Ipse loci custos, cujus sacrata vorago, Famosusque lacus nomen memorabile servat."
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
Abascantus,659 the secretary ab epistulis of Domitian’s reign, has also been commemorated by Statius.
From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill
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