Achilles Statius

Achilles Statius
Achilles Statius
Born	12 June 1524 ; Vidigueira, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	17 September 1581 (aged 57); Rome, Papal States
Resting place	Santa Maria in Vallicella
Alma mater	University of Évora; University of Coimbra; Old University of Leuven; University of Paris ;
Occupation	Translator, 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. Achilles Statius is now mostly known from his extensive Latin commentary to Catullus, published in 1566.

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