Dieses Epos über die beiden thebanischen Königssohne Eteokles und Polyneikes erschien in der BT zunächst 1908 (ed. Klotz). 1973 faßte Th. C. Klinnert den Forschungsstand der sechs Jahrzehnte nach Klotz am Ende des Textes zusammen. Dieser verbesserte Nachdruck von 1973 wird nun nach nahezuu drei Jahrzehnten unverändert vorgelegt.

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Publius Papinius Statius (c.45 c.96 AD) was a Roman poet of the 1st century AD, born in Naples. As a poet, Statius was versatile in his abilities and his work includes an epic poem, the Thebaid, a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae, and the unfinished epic, the Achilleid.

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