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Statius

40 - 96

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Publius Papinius Statius (Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος; ; c. 45 – c. 96) was a Greco-Roman poet of the 1st century CE. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Statius has received more than 227,233 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Statius is the 462nd most popular writer (down from 422nd in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 499th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Writer.

Statius is most famous for his epic poem, Thebaid.

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  • 230k

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  • 74.74

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  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Statius ranks 462 out of 5,794. Before him are Herta Müller, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Harold Pinter, Tulsidas, Wu Cheng'en, and Thomas Paine. After him are J. M. G. Le Clézio, T. S. Eliot, Valmiki, Theodore Dreiser, Louis Aragon, and Paula Hitler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 40, Statius ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, Martial, and Claudia Octavia. After him are Gnaeus Julius Agricola and Dio Chrysostom. Among people deceased in 96, Statius ranks 4. Before him are Domitian, Joseph of Arimathea, and Quintilian.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Statius ranks 563 out of 4,088. Before him are Denis (210), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Luca Signorelli (1450), Pope Miltiades (250), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), and Frank Capra (1897). After him are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Charles Ponzi (1882), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pope Anastasius III (890), and Olybrius (400).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Statius ranks 38. Before him are Livius Andronicus (-280), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Ennius (-239), Fausto Cercignani (1941), and Baldassare Castiglione (1478). After him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Grazia Deledda (1871), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), and Francesca da Rimini (1259).

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