More than three hundred years after Dante, Europe saw Statius as one of the greatest poets, and thus, for over one and a half thousand years, Publius Papinius Statius was an impeccable poetic authority for Latin-reading Europeans. The publication included the essay “Thebaid” by Publius Papinius Statius "in twelve books. As an addition, the book includes "The Contents of the Thebaid Station in Poems Compiled by the Ancients." Translation by Yu. A. Shichalin, edited by S. V. Shervinsky. Final article, notes and indexes by Yu. A. Shichalin.

CONTENTS: THEBAIDA. Translation by Yu.A. Shichalin, edited by S.V. ShervinskyBook one (5).Book two (21).Book three (38).Book four (54).Book five (73).Book six (90).Book seven (111).Book Eight (129).Book Nine (146).Book Ten (166).Book Eleven (187).Book Twelve (204).ADDITION Contents of “Thebaid” Article in verses composed by the ancients. Translation by Yu.A. Shichalin (222). APPENDICES From the translator (226). Yu. A. Shichalin. Publius Papinius Statius - a brilliant poet in a mediocre era (227). Notes (Compiled by E.F. Shichalin) (260). Annotated index (Compiled by E. F. Shichalin) (316). Genealogical table I (Compiled by E. F. Shichalin) (347). Pedigree table II (Compiled by E.F. Shichalin) (347). Map of the movement of the characters of “Thebaid” (Compiled by E. F. Shichalin) (348).