The poet's father (whose name is unknown) was a native of Velia but later moved to Naples and spent time in Rome where h… 展开

As a poet, Statius was versatile in his abilities and contrived to represent his work as otium. Taught by his educated father, Statius was familiar with the breadth of classical literature and displayed his learning in his po… 展开

Statius's poetry was very popular in his lifetime, although he was not without his critics who apparently had problems with his ex tempore style. Juvenal is thought to extensively lampoon Statius's type of court poetry in his four… 展开

• Newlands, Carol. (2012). Statius, Poet between Rome and Naples. Classical literature and society. London: Bristol Classical Press.
• Vessey, David. (1973). Statius and the Thebaid. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ… 展开

• Works by Statius at Perseus Digital Library
• Works by Statius at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Statius, J. H. Mozley (ed.), 2 voll., London, William Heinemann Ltd - New York, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1928: vol. 1, vol. 2… 展开