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Publius Papinius Statius was a Latin poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished ep
The Thebaid describes the siege of Thebes by the seven Argive champions
Detail from Raphael's Parnassus (1509–1511): Statius is at far right with olive wreath; the others are (left to right) Petrarch, Ennius, Dante, Homer and Virgil.
Thebaid (Statius)
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The Thebaid is a Latin epic poem written by the Roman poet Statius. Published in the early 90s AD, it contains 9,748 lines arranged in 12 books, and recounts the clash of two brothers, Eteocles and Po
Statius
…Poplios Papinios Statios; ; Latin: ; c. 45 – c. 96) was a Latin poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving 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…
1786 oil painting by Henry Fuseli depicting the curse of Oedipus
14th-century manuscript of the Thebaid from Italy
Hypsipyle saves her father Thoas, detail of a manuscript housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France
The duel of Eteocles and Polynices, 18th-century oil painting by Tiepolo