Achilles Statius

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Achilles Statius
Born12 June 1524 
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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"". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2023.