Statilian

English

Etymology

From Statilius +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Statilian (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to one or more of the Roman senators bearing the name Statilius.
   • 1868, Rodolfo Amedeo Lanciani, Ancient Rome in the Light of Recent Discoveries, page 132:

     I say at least, because the columbaria discovered in 1875 on the Esquiline could not have contained the whole body of servants; there were other tombs of the Statilian household, as proved by inscriptions discovered much nearer the Porta Maggiore in 1880, in which the mention of Statilian freedmen occurs many times.

   • 2011, William Walling, Arminius, →ISBN:

     Festive groups of spectators broke apart and gave way to Wolfgang and Arminius marching in lockstep into the Statilian Amphitheater.

   • 2013, Michele George, Roman Slavery and Roman Material Culture, →ISBN:

     By contrast, the Statilian epitaphs are typically very simple plaques, with shorter, often poorly executed texts.

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