Statius

[ stey-shee-uhs ]

noun

1. Pub·li·us Pa·pin·i·us [puhb, -lee-, uh, s p, uh, -, pin, -ee-, uh, s], a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.

Statius

/ ˈsteɪʃɪəs /

noun

1. StatiusPublius Papinius?4596MRomanWRITING: poet Publius Papinius (ˈpʌblɪəs pəˈpɪnɪəs). ?45–96 ad , Roman poet; author of the collection Silvae and of two epics, Thebais and the unfinished Achilleis

Example Sentences

Statius also provided the foundation for one of her minor departures from Homer.

From The Daily Beast

As to the connection of this poem with the Thebaid of Statius, see notes to ll.

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Chaucer merely takes the general idea from Statius, and expands it in his own way.

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Chaucer now returns from Statius (whom he has nearly done with) to the Teseide, and the next three stanzas, ll.

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The word “carbasina” occurs in a play by Statius, evidently translated from a writer of the new Greek comedy period.

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He lived plainly and simply on the Aventine with the poet Caecilius Statius.

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