Achilles Statius

Achilles Statius
Born12 June 1524 
Died17 September 1581  (aged 57)
Resting placeSanta Maria in Vallicella 
Alma mater
OccupationTranslator, writer, philologist 

Achilles Statius (or Aquiles Estaço) (12 June 1524, Vidigueira – 17 September 1581) was a Portuguese humanist and writer, since 1555 living in Rome, where he was a secretary of the pope.[1] Achilles Statius is now mostly known from his extensive Latin commentary to Catullus, published in 1566.

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  1. ^ "STAZIO, Achille in "Dizionario Biografico"". treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.