Lucius Ambivius Turpio

Lucius Ambivius Turpio (often referred to simply as "Turpio") was an actor, stage manager, patron, promoter and entrepreneur in ancient Rome around the time of the playwright Terence, that is, around the 2nd century BC.^[1] Formerly working with the playwright Caecilius Statius, and already known as a promoter of contemporary comic writers,^[2] Turpio moved on to serve as the producer and lead actor in most if not all of Terence's plays.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}