Statius
Pub·li·us Pa·pin·i·us [puhb-lee-uhs puh-pin-ee-uhs], /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/, a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
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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 | THE DAILY BEASTAs to the connection of this poem with the Thebaid of Statius, see notes to ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer merely takes the general idea from Statius, and expands it in his own way.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerChaucer now returns from Statius (whom he has nearly done with) to the Teseide, and the next three stanzas, ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe word “carbasina” occurs in a play by Statius, evidently translated from a writer of the new Greek comedy period.
Needlework As Art | Marian Alford
He lived plainly and simply on the Aventine with the poet Caecilius Statius.
British Dictionary definitions for Statius
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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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