Literature and the Arts

What prize did Publius Papinius Statius win?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/prize-did-publius-papinius-statius-win-264645.html" >What prize did Publius Papinius Statius win?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

A favorite of Emperor Domitian , he won the poetry prize at an annual festival under Domitian's auspices but later was an unsuccessful competitor at the Capitoline contest in Rome.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Statius, Publius Papinius . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Who favored Publius Papinius Statius? How was Publius Papinius Statius's poetry regarded? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.