Statius, Publius Papinius Syllabification: (Sta·ti·us, Publius Papinius)Pronunciation: /ˈstāSH(ē)əs/Definition of Statius, Publius Papinius (circa ad 45-96), Roman poet. He is best known for the Silvae, a miscellany of poems addressed to friends, and for the Thebais, an epic concerning the bloody quarrel between the sons of Oedipus. Statius, Publius Papinius in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Statius, Publius Papinius in the British & World English dictionary
