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Clearchus to death. But though she was success- literary persons of this name are mentioned with
ful in this instance, she could not long maintain other cognomens, which are given below. On
her ground against the increasing influence of Pa- coins we find the surname of Taurus.
rysatis: and the latter at length became so con- STATI'LIA MESSALLI'NA. [MESSATLINA.]
fident in her power over the mind of her son, that STATI'LIUS. 1. STENIUS STATILIUS, as he
she determined to remove Stateira by poison, a is called by Pliny, or STATIUS STATILIUS, accordpurpose which she at length effected, notwith- ing to Valerius Maximus, the leader of the Luca-:standing the vigilance of the young queen. Arta- nians, who attacked Thurii. The tribune of the
xerxes, though deeply affected at her death, did plebs, C. Aelius, brought forward a law at Rome,
not venture to punish his mother, but put to death directed against this Statilius, in consequence of
her maid Gigis, who had been her accomplice ill which the inhabitants of Thurii rewarded him with
the plot. (Plut. Artax. 5, 6,17-19; Ctesias, Pers. a golden crown. (Plin. II N. xxxiv. 6. s. 15; Val.
~~ 60, 61.) Max. i. 8. ~ 6.)
2. The sister and wife of Dareius Codomannus, 2. MARIUS STATILIus, a Lucanian, commanded
celebrated as the most beautiful woman of her a troop of Lucanian cavalry under the Roman contime. She accompanied her husband on his march suls in the campaign against Hannibal, in B.C. 216.
to the battle of Issus (B. c. 333), and was taken (Liv. xxii. 42.)
prisoner, together with her mother-in-law Sisy- 3. L. STATILIUS, a man of equestrian rank,
gambis and her daughters, after that battle. They was one of Catiline's conspirators and was put to
were all treated with the utmost respect and death with Lentulus and the others, in the Tulliacourtesy by the generous conqueror, but Stateira num. (Sall. Cat. 17, 43, 46, 47, 55; Cic. in Cat.
died shortly before the battle of Arbela, B. c. 331. iii. 3, 6; Appian, B. C. ii. 4.)
She was honoured by Alexander with a splendid 4. STATILIUS, a very bad actor, mentioned by
funeral, and he sent a special envoy to apprise Cicero in his oration for Roscius the comic actor
Dareius of her fate. (Curt. iii. 3. ~ 22, 11. ~ 24 (c. 10).
-26, 12. ~~ 11,15,22, iv. 10. ~~ 18-34;Arrian. 5. L. STATILIUS, an augur spoken of by
Anab. ii. 11, 12, iv. 19, 20; Plut. Alex. 21, 30; Cicero in B.c. 45. (Cic. ad Alt. xii. 13, 14.)
Justin. xi. 9, 12.) 6. STATILIUS, a young man and a great ad3. The eldest daughter of Dareius Codomannus, mirer of Cato, was with him at Utica at the time
who was offered by him in marriage to Alexander of his death, and wished to follow his example,
the Great, before the battle of Arbela, and whom by putting an end to his own life, but was prevented
the conqueror actually married at Susa (B. c. 324), by his friends from so doing. He served in the
is called by Diodorus, Plutarch, Curtius, and republican army after the death of Caesar, and fell
Justin, Stateira, but according to Arrian her real at Philippi. (Plut. Cat. min. 65, 66, 73.)
name was Barsine (Diod. xvii. 107; Curt. iv. 5. 7. Q. STATILIUS, was prevented by Augustus
~ I; Plut. Alex. 70; Justin. xii. 10; Arrian, Anab. from holding the tribunate of the plebs, which was
vii. 4. ~ 5.) For her subsequent fortunes, see BAR- intended for him in B. C. 29. (Dion Cass. lii. 42.)
SINE. STATI'LIUS CAPELLA. [CAPELLA.]
4. A sister of Mitbridates the Great, who was STATI'LIUS CORVI'NUS. [CoRvINUs].
put to death by his orders at Pharnacia, together STATI'LIUS FLACCIJS. [FLACCUS.]
with her sister Roxana, and his two wives Bere- STATI'LIUS MA/XIMUS, a Roman gramnice and Monima, for fear of their falling as cap- marian, frequently quoted by Charisius, wrote a
tives into the hands of Lucullus. Stateira met her work De Singularibus aped Ciceroaneo, and Comfate with a dignity and composure worthy of her mentaries upon Cato and Sallust. (Charisius, pp.
royal birth. She wasabout forty years of age, but 175, 192, 176, et alibi, ed. Putschius.)
unmarried. (Plut. Lucuzll. 18.) [E. H. B.] STATI'LIUS SEVE'RUS. [SEVERUS.]
STA'TIA GENS. This name appears to have STATI'LIUS TAURUS, at whose expense
been originally Lucanian or Samnite, for the Statii, the first amphitheatre of stone was built at Rome,
mentioned before the time of Julius Caesar, all is wrongly inserted by some writers in the list of
belong to the nations of southern Italy, with the ancient artists. (See TaURus, and Diet. of Antiq.
solitary exception of T. Statics who is said to have art. Amphitheatrum, 2d ed.) [P. S.]
been tribune of the plebs at Rome in B. C. 475. The STATI'NUS or STATILI'NUS, a Roman diStatii first acquired historical importance by the vinity, to whom sacrifices were offered at the time
exploits of L. Statius Murcus, the legatus of Caesar, when a child began to stand or run alone. (August.
whose name appears on coins [MuRcus], but none De Civ. Dei, iv. 21; Tertullian. De Anim. 39;
of them obtained the consulship during the repub- Varro, ap. NAon. p. 528.) [L. S.]
lican period, and the first person of the name who STATI'RA. [STATFIRaA.]
was raised to this honour was L. Statius Quadratus, STA'TIUS. 1. T. STATIUs, tribune of the
in A. D. 142. Tle Statii bore several cognomens, Plebs, B. c. 47.5, in conjunction with his colleague
which are given below. L. Caecidius, brought an accusation against Sp. SerSTATIA'NUS, O'PPIUS. [Oprius, No. 17.] vilius Priscus Structus, the consul of the preceding
STATJA'NUS, MA'NLIUS, a senator in the year. (Liv. ii. 52.)
reign of Probus, a speech of whose is preserved by 2. STATIuS, a literary slave of Q. Cicero, whom
Vopiscus. (Prob. 12.) he subsequently manumitted, had given offence to
STAT'LIA GENS, was originally a Lucanian M. Cicero. (Cic. ad Att. ii. 18, 19, vi. 2, xii. 5,
family, and not a Roman gens. Towards the end ad Q. Fr. i. 2. ~ 1, i. 3. ~ 8, ad Fam. xvi. 16.)
of the republic, however, the Statilii began to take 3. STATIUS, the Samnite, put to death by the
part in public affairs at Rome, and one of them, triumvirs in B. c. 43 (Appian, B. C. iv. 25), is
namely T. Statilius Taurus, obtained the consul- probably the same as the celebrated C. Papius
ship in B. c. 37. All the Statilii of any historical Mutilus, one of the leaders of the Samnites in the
importance bore the cognomen TAURvs. A few Social war. [MUTILUS.]
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