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.

Achilles Statius
Born12 June 1524 Edit this on Wikidata
Vidigueira, Kingdom of Portugal
Died17 September 1581 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 57)
Rome, Papal States
Resting placeSanta Maria in Vallicella Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationTranslator, writer, philologist Edit this on Wikidata

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