← StatiusSilvaeby StatiusCollection of occasional poems on personal and imperial eventsFind on Amazon↗About the authorStatiusRoman epic and occasional poet best known for the Thebaid, an epic on the mythological war of the Seven against Thebes. His Silvae are important occasional poems.More by StatiusThebaidEpic on the civil war between Thebes' sons Eteocles and Polynices→AchilleidIncomplete epic on the hero Achilles' childhood and early adventures→