Quintus Marcius Turbo took his job very seriously indeed!

>While former centurions sometimes rose to command the Praetorians, the post could also be held by former generals, such as [Vespasian](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Vespasianus01_pushkin_edit.png)’s son and successor, [Titus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Tito%2C_70-81_ca%2C_collez._albani.JPG). One of the most famously industrious commanders of the Guard was Quintus Marcius Turbo, Praetorian prefect during [Hadrian](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Busts_of_Hadrianus_in_Venice.jpg)’s reign, who always worked into the early hours of the morning. When, in AD 136, the emperor urged him to take life a little more easily, Turbo replied, paraphrasing Vespasian, that the prefect of the Guard should die on his feet. _________________________ **Source:** Dando-Collins, Stephen. “Part II: The Legions – Praetorian Guard.” *Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion*. Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. 193. Print. **Original Source Listed:** Dio, LXIX, 18. _________________________ **Further Reading:** [Vespasian / Latin: Titus Flavius Vespasianus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vespasian) [Titus / Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Tito%2C_70-81_ca%2C_collez._albani.JPG) [Quintus Marcius Turbo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcius_Turbo) [Hadrian / Latin: Publius Aelius Hadrianus Augustus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian)