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Statius Caecilius (born c. 219 bce —died 168 bce, Rome [Italy]) was a Roman comic poet who was ranked by the literary critic Volcatius Sedigitus at the head of all Roman writers of comedy. Aulus Gellius says that he was a slave and “therefore” called Statius—a name given to slaves.
Statius. Publius Papinius Statius, (45 – 96 C.E.) was a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature, born in Naples, Italy. Statius wrote both lyric and epic poetry, and although his one complete, extant epic, the Thebaid, has garnered praise as one of the finer works of narrative poetry after Virgil, Statius today is principally ...
Nov 10, 2014 · Statius had many patrons, and although not wealthy, he did not live in poverty. He lived in Rome most of his life as a court poet under Domitian. He is one of the principal epic and lyric poets of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
Most of what is known about Publius Papinius Statius (c. 45-96 CE) is derived from his Siluae, occasional poems in five books. Born in distinctly Greek Naples, he was the son of a successful grammarian who offered instruction in Greek literature to the sons of the Neapolitan elite.
BMCR 2004.09.33. The Silvae of Statius. Translated with Notes and Introduction. P. Papinius (Publius Papinius) Statius , Betty Rose Nagle , The Silvae of Statius . Bloomington, IL: Indiana University Press, 2004. 244 pages ; 25 cm. ISBN 0253343879 . $14.95 (pb). Review by. Helen Lovatt, University of Nottingham. helen.lovatt@nottingham.ac.uk.
Jun 19, 2007 · Statius. Silvae 5. Edited with Introduction, Translation and Commentary. Oxford Classical Monographs. P. Papinius (Publius Papinius) Statius , Bruce John Gibson , Silvae 5 . Oxford classical monographs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. lii, 492 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.. ISBN 019927715X . $145.00. Review by.
Jun 26, 2009 · Masters of Latin Literature – Bryn Mawr Classical Review. Statius, Thebaid: A Song of Thebes. Masters of Latin Literature. Jane Wilson Joyce , Statius, Thebaid: A Song of Thebes. Masters of Latin Literature . Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2008. xxxv, 502. ISBN 9780801482854 . $27.95 (pb).
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