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Also known as Statius Caecilius

Roman comic poet (c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC)

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Caecilius Statius was a male writer, poet, and dramaturge from Ancient Rome. He was a member of the Caecilia gens and wrote in Latin. His native name is recorded as Caecilius Statius. He was born in Mediolanum and died in Rome.

His lifespan is recorded as beginning in 219 BCE and ending in 168 BCE. He is described in several historical sources, including the Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

Open Library lists four works by him. These include Feste e poesie antiche..., Caecilius Statius, M. Pacuvius, L. Accius, Caii Caecilii Statii comici poetae deperditarum fabularum fragmenta, I frammenti, and Caecilius Statius. Europeana Sparql records two works associated with him.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Works
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Top works

  • Feste e poesie antiche...
  • Caecilius Statius, M. Pacuvius, L. Accius
  • Caii Caecilii Statii comici poetae deperditarum fabularum fragmenta
  • I frammenti
  • Caecilius Statius

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Key facts

Born
c. 220 BC
Died
c. 166 BC, Rome
Nationality
Gallo-Roman
Genre
comedy

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Ancient Rome
Place of birth
Mediolanum
Place of death
Rome
Occupation
poet
Languages spoken
Latin
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date of birth
0219-00-00
date of death
0168-00-00
writing language
Latin
name in native language
Caecilius Statius
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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Caecilius Statius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Statius Caecilius, also known as Caecilius Statius (/sɪˈsiːliəs ˈsteɪʃiəs/; c. 220 BC – c. 166 BC), was a Celtic Roman comic poet.

Life and work

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caecilius Statius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.