Achilles Statius

For the Greek writer, see Achilles Tatius.

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.

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

Works

• Estaço, Aquiles (1551). Achillis Statii Lusitani Commentarii In Librum Ciceronis de Fato (in Latin). Lovanii. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
• Estaço, Aquiles (1553). Achillis Statij... In Q. Horatij Flacci poeticam commentarij (in Latin). Antverpiae. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
• (Santo), Pachomius Santo (1575). S. Pachomii ... Regula e Syriaco Graecoq. in Latinum a B. Hieronymo conuersa. Item B. Anselmi de vita aeterna sermo. Vtrumq. numquam antea, nunc autem ab Achille Statio Lusitano primum editum (in Latin). Romae. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
• Beati Anastasi monachi. montis Sinai Oratio. de sacra. synaxi ac de eo, quod est, ne quem iudicemus, nec iniuriarium memores esse velimus. Achille Statio interprete (in Latin). Romae. 1579. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
• Estaço, Aquiles (1580). Sancti patris nostri Iohannis archiepisc. Constantinopolitani cognomento Chrysostomi Homilia in Seraphim. Achille Statio Lusitano interprete (in Latin). Romae. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
• Estaço, Aquiles (1581). Achillis Statii Lusitani De redittib. ecclesiasticis qui beneficiis et pensionib. continentur. Commentarioli II (in Latin). Romae. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)