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

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, 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

Inde Achilles Statius istum lapidem vocavit μαγνήσιαν λίθον.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William

Eus., subscr., syn., men., pict., once the property of Achilles Statius, as also was Cod.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose