This is a commentary on the Latin poem 'Thebaid' by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius, written by the German scholar Ferdinand Hand. The commentary offers a detailed analysis of the poem's structure, themes, and language, and sheds new light on the reception of Statius in the early modern period. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This...