A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

1192 TURPILIANUS. TURPILIUS.
Toipvos avcOT v b'rd/Ta Trms 7ropvefasi en'robi-'
rer.) [P. S.]
TURNUS HERDO'NIUS. [HERDONIUS.]
TURPI'LIA, left P. Silius one of her heirs.
The interpretation of her will gave rise to much
controversy. (Cic. ad Farm. vii. 21.) [SILIUS,
No. 4.]
TURPILIA'NUS, PETRO'NIUS. 1. P. PE-
t'FRONIUS TURPILIANUS, triumvir of the mint under
Augustus, whose name occurs on a great variety of
coins, seven of which are given below. The first
has on the obverse the head of Augustus, and on
the reverse the virgin Tarpeia overwhelmed by
the shields cast upon her, which subject has a ~
reference to the Sabine origin of the Petronia gens. 1SS
The next three coins relate to the Eastern glories
of Augustus and the restitution of the Roman
standards by the Parthians in B. c. 20. The second
coin has on the obverse the head of the goddess
Feronia, which likewise has reference to the Sabine
origin of the gens, and on the reverse a kneeling
Parthian offering a standard. The third coin has
the same obverse, and on the reverse a man in a
chariot drawn by two elephants, holding an olive
branch in his hand, which subject probably has
reference to the Indian embassy sent to Augustus
in A. D. 20. The fourth coin has on the obverse
the head of Libera, or perhaps of Bacchus, habited
as a female, and on the reverse a kneeling figure
of Armenia. The reverses of the next three coins
are probably intended to celebrate the love of
Augustus or Petronius for poetry. The fifth coin
has on the obverse the head of Augustus, and on
-the reverse one of the Sirens, holding a trumpet in
each hand. The sixth has the same obverse, and
on the reverse Pegasus. The seventh has likewise on the obverse the head of Augustus, but
struck at a different period, and on the reverse the
sun and moon. (Eckhel, vol. v. p. 270, foll., vol. vi.
p. 99.)
COINS OF P. PETRONIUS TURPILIANJUS
2. C. PETRONIUS TURPILIANUS, consul B. C. 61
w\' w /@towith C. Caesonius Paetus, was sent by Nero towards the close of the year to succeed Suetonius
X-j~ X..f ~ Up' CHESS Paulinus in the government of Britain. He did
g4) l<n 4f\dt7 not undertake in this province any military enterprises, but covered, says Tacitus, idle inactivity
with the honourable name of peace. Nevertheless
he received the triumphal insignia in A. D. 65;
but this honour and the friendship of Nero caused
his ruin, for he was in consequence put to death
by order of Galba at the commencement of his
>Rtgt\ /reign. (Tac. Ann. xiv. 29, 39, Agr. 16, Ann. xv.
72, Hist. i. 6, 37; Plut. Galb. 15.)
TURPI'LIUS LA'BEO, of Venice, a Roman
ffi'> \f, |knight, contemporary with Pliny, who mentions him
as an exception to the low condition in life of the
generality of Roman painters since Pacuvius. Another peculiarity was that he painted with his
left hand. He was recently dead when Pliny
wrote the passage in which he mentions him.
//o t o ~ 1 \ o E ~ There were some beautiful pictures by him at Ve/4' Sf A |rona. He may be placed about A. D. 60. (Plin,
-1~@ m\ o~ 1 e I H. N. xxxv. 4. s. 7.) [P. S.]
TURPI'LIUS, SEXTUS, a Roman dramatist
whose productions belonged to the department of
Comoedia Palliata. The titles of thirteen or fourteen (Acta, Boethzuntes, Canep7horus, Denzetrius,
Deomiurgus, Epiclertes, Iletaera, Lentnii, Leucadiat,