What is "statius"

Publius Papinius Statius (; c. 45c. 96 AD) was a Roman poet of the 1st century AD ( Silver Age of Latin literature). His surviving Latin poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished epic, the Achilleid. He is also known for his appearance as a guide in the Purgatory section of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy.

Statius is a Latin or Italic personal name, or praenomen, which gave rise to a patronymic surname. Prominent individuals with this name include:

• Statius Albius Oppianicus, discussed by Marcus Tullius Cicero in his oration, Pro Cluentio.
• Caecilius Statius, early Roman comic poet.
• Publius Papinius Statius, a Roman poet of the Silver Age of Latin literature.
• Achilles Statius, a 16th-century Portuguese humanist and writer.
• Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller, an 18th-century German zoologist.
• Wim Statius Muller, a contemporary Antillean composer and pianist.

Statius may also refer to:

• Sint Eustatius, an island in the Caribbean

Statius is a Latin praenomen, or personal name, which was used during the period of the Roman Republic, and into imperial times. It was not widely used at Rome, but gave rise to the patronymic gens Statilia. The feminine form is Statia. It is not usually abbreviated, but is sometimes found with the abbreviations St. and Sta.