was originally a Lucanian family, and not a Roman gens. Towards the end of the republic, however, the Statilii began to take part in public affairs at Rome, and one of them, namely T. Statilius Taurus, obtained the consulship in B. C. 37. All the Statilii of any historical importance bore the cognomen TAURUS. A few literary persons of this name are mentioned with other cognomens, which are given below. On coins we find the surname of Taurus.
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890