Explore Statius through 9 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Context around Statius
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Statius
- In this selection, "statius" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ludwig, 279, poet, makes, thebaid and creates stand out and add context to how "statius" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include commentary on statius thebaid v and here statius is showing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "statius" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with statius
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Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller independently called them Echinorhynchus in 1776. (10 words)
However, none of the sources before Statius makes any reference to this general invulnerability. (14 words)
Statius here may be continuing a theme started by Ovid in Fasti several years earlier. (15 words)
Tarrant, Ancient receptions of Horace, 279) Statius paid homage to Horace by composing one poem in Sapphic and one in Alcaic meter (the verse forms most often associated with Odes), which he included in his collection of occasional poems, Silvae. (40 words)
Lactantius Placidus, commentary on Statius, Thebaid v.431, according to whom the bull was sent, in answer to Minos's prayer, not by Poseidon but by Jupiter. (27 words)
Later legends (beginning with a poem by Statius in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel. (27 words)
Example sentences (9)
Here, Statius is showing a loving relationship between the two characters, which the traditional view of Chiron never explored.
However, none of the sources before Statius makes any reference to this general invulnerability.
Lactantius Placidus, commentary on Statius, Thebaid v.431, according to whom the bull was sent, in answer to Minos's prayer, not by Poseidon but by Jupiter.
Later legends (beginning with a poem by Statius in the 1st century AD) state that Achilles was invulnerable in all of his body except for his heel.
Philipp Ludwig Statius Müller independently called them Echinorhynchus in 1776.
Statius creates an image of Chiron that is not only a loving father, but a strict and wise teacher, disassociated with the bestial aspects of centaurs.
Statius here may be continuing a theme started by Ovid in Fasti several years earlier.
Tarrant, Ancient receptions of Horace, 279) Statius paid homage to Horace by composing one poem in Sapphic and one in Alcaic meter (the verse forms most often associated with Odes), which he included in his collection of occasional poems, Silvae.
Works by the grammarian Vacca and the poet Statius may support the claim that Lucan wrote insulting poems about Nero.