Turpilio (died 409) was a Roman military commander, a '' Magister peditum''. At the recommendation of his superior officer,

Olympius Olympius (d. 410/411) was a minister of the Western Roman Empire, in the court of the emperor Honorius (reigned 393–423). Olympius orchestrated the fall and execution of the capable general Stilicho, who had effectively been ruling the Western ...

, the emperor Honorius appointed Turpilio to be ''

Magister equitum The , in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be nomi ...

'' after the removal and execution of the emperor's kinsman Stilicho (Honorius had first given the office to Varanes). Following the downfall of Olympius (409), Turpilio was removed from office and sent into

exile Exile is primarily penal expulsion from one's native country, and secondarily expatriation or prolonged absence from one's homeland under either the compulsion of circumstance or the rigors of some high purpose. Usually persons and peoples suf ...

, where he was murdered by the members of his escort.

References

*A.H.M. Jones & J.R. Martindale, '' Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol II (AD 395 - 527) (1971–1980). 409 deaths 5th-century Romans Year of birth uncertain Magistri militum {{AncientRome-mil-stub