List of Roman governors of Asia

This is a list of known governors of the Roman province of Asia. Created after 133 BC, the province was eventually reorganized by the emperor Augustus who assigned it to the Senate as a proconsular governorship. The province was divided by Diocletian during his reorganization of the empire during the 290s, and a small portion of the province retained the name. Eventually the province was absorbed into the Thracesian Theme sometime during the seventh century. Many of the dates listed are approximate dates for the holding of the office.

Republican governors of Asia (133 BC — 27 BC)

• Publius Licinius Crassus Dives Mucianus (131—130 BC)
• Marcus Perperna (130—129 BC)
• Manlius Aquillius (129—126 BC)
• Quintus Mucius Scaevola (120 BC) (Propraetor)
• (?) Gnaeus Papirius Carbo (116 BC) (Propraetor)
• Marcus Antonius (112 BC) (Quaestor propraetore)
• Gaius Billienus (c.106 BC)
• (?) Gaius Cluvius (104 BC)
• Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (c.100 BC)
• Quintus Mucius Scaevola (97 BC)
• Lucius Gellius Poplicola (c. 93 BC)
• Lucius Valerius Flaccus (c.92 BC)
• Gaius Julius Caesar (c. 91 BC)
• Lucius Lucilius (90 BC)
• Gaius Cassius (89—88 BC)
• Lucius Cornelius Sulla (88—84 BC)
• Lucius Licinius Murena (84—83 BC) (Propraetor)
• Lucius Cornelius Lentulus (82—81 BC)
• Marcus Minucius Thermus (81—80 BC)
• Publius Claudius Nero (80 BC)
• (?) Terentius Varro (77—76 BC)
• Marcus Junius Silanus (76—75 BC)
• Marcus Juncus (75 BC)
• Lucius Licinius Lucullus (73—69 BC)
• Publius Cornelius Dolabella (68—67 BC)
• Lucius Manlius Torquatus (67—66 BC)
• Titus Aufidius (66—65 BC)
• Publius Varinius (65—64 BC) (Propraetor)
• Publius Orbius (64—63 BC) (Propraetor)
• Publius Servilius Globulus (63—62 BC) (Propraetor)
• Lucius Valerius Flaccus (62—61 BC) (Propraetor)
• Quintus Tullius Cicero (61—58 BC)
• Lucius (? Titus) Ampius Balbus (58—57 BC)
• Gaius Fabius Hadrianus (57—56 BC)
• Gaius Septimius (56—55 BC)
• Gaius Claudius Pulcher (55—53 BC)
• Quintus Minucius Thermus (53—50 BC) (Propraetor)
• Lucius Antonius (50—49 BC) (Proquaestor propraetore)
• Gaius Fannius (49—48 BC)
• Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus (47—46 BC)
• Publius Servilius Isauricus (46—44 BC)
• Gaius Trebonius (44—43 BC)
• Marcus Turius (42—40 BC)
• Lucius Munatius Plancus (40—38 BC)
• Marcus Cocceius Nerva (38 BC)
• Gaius Furnius (36—35 BC)
• Marcus Titius (35—34 BC)
• Asinius Marrucinus (34—33 BC)
• Marcus Herennius Picens (33 BC)
• Vedius Pollio (? 31—30)
• Gaius Memmius (after 30 BC)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (27 BC — AD 180)

Governors under Augustus

• Lucius Vinicius (27—25 BC)
• Potitus Valerius Messalla (25—23 BC)
• Sextus Appuleius (23—21 BC)
• Gaius Norbanus Flaccus (18—17 BC) or (17—16 BC)
• Quintus Aemilius Lepidus (15 BC)
• Gaius Sentius Saturninus (14—13 BC)
• Marcus Vinicius (12—10 BC)
• Paullus Fabius Maximus (10—8 BC)
• Iullus Antonius (7—6 BC)
• Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus (6—5 BC)
• Publius Cornelius Scipio (between 15 and 4 BC)
• Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Augur (2—1 BC)
• Lucius Calpurnius Piso (c. AD 1)
• Publius Sulpicius Quirinius (c. 2)
• Publius Vinicius (c. 2)
• Gaius Marcius Censorinus (2—3)
• Marcus Plautius Silvanus (4—5)
• Publius Marcellinus (between AD 5 and 12)
• Gaius Asinius Pollio (between AD 5 and 12)
• (?) Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (between AD 5 and 12)
• Gaius Antistius Vetus (c. 6)
• Lucius Volusius Saturninus (9—10)
• Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus (11— 12)
• Gaius Vibius Postumus (12—15)

Governors under Tiberius

• Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus (16—17)
• Gaius Junius Silanus (20—21)
• Manius Aemilius Lepidus (21—22)
• Gaius Fonteius Capito (22—23)
• Gaius Norbanus Flaccus (24)
• Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (c. 26/28)
• Sextus Pompeius (c. 27/30)
• Publius Petronius (c. 29/35)
• Lucius Munatius Plancus (34—35)
• Cotta Maximus Messalinus (35—36)
• Gaius Vibius Rufinus (36—37)

Governors under Gaius Caligula

• Gaius Calpurnius Aviola (37—38)
• Gaius Asinius Pollio (c. 38/39)
• Marcus Vinicius (c. 38/39)
• Publius Vinicius (c. 38/39)
• Gaius Cassius Longinus (40—41)

Governors under Claudius

• Gaius Trebonius (43)
• Paullus Fabius Persicus (43—44)
• Publius Memmius Regulus (48—49)
• Gaius Pompeius Longus Gallus (49—50)
• Aulus Didius Gallus (c. 50/52)
• Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (52—53)
• Publius Suillius Rufus (53—54)
• Marcus Junius Silanus Torquatus (54)

Governors under Nero

• Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus (55—56)
• Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola (58—59)
• Gaius Vipstanus Messalla Gallus (59—60)
• Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus (c. 61/62)
• Gaius Rubellius Plautus (c. 61/62)
• Publius Volasenna (62—63)
• Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus (63—64)
• Lucius Antistius Vertus (64—65)
• Manius Acilius Aviola (65—66)
• Gaius Fonteius Agrippa (68—69)

Governors under Vespasian and Titus

• Marcus Suillius Nerullinus (69—70)
• Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus (70—73)
• Marcus Apponius Saturninus (73—74)
• Marcus Vettius Bolanus (75—76)
• Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (77—78)
• Gaius Laecanius Bassus Caecina Paetus (78—79)
• Marcus Ulpius Traianus (79—80)
• Gnaeus (? Publius) Arrius Antoninus (c. 81)

Governors under Domitian and Nerva

• Marcus Maecius Rufus (83)
• Sextus Julius Frontius (85—86)
• Gaius Vettulenus Civica Cerialis (87—88)
• Lucius Mestrius Florus (88—89)
• Marcus Fulvius Gillo (89—90)
• Publius Calvisius Ruso (92—93)
• Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus (93—94)
• Marcus Atilius Postumus Bradua (94—95)
• Sextus Carminius Vetus (96—98)
• Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator (98—99)
• Marcus Aquillius Regulus (unknown date)

Governors under Trajan

• Quintus Julius Balbus (100—102)
• Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus (105—106)
• Lucius Dasumius Hadrianus (106—107)
• Lucius Nonius Calpurnius Torquatus Asprenas (107—108)
• Marcus Lollius Paulinus Decimus Valerius Asiaticus Saturninus (c. 108/109)
• Gaius Cornelius Rarus (c. 108/109)
• Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus (109—110)
• Lucius Baebius Tullus (110—111)
• Quintus Fabius Postuminus (111—112)
• Cornelius Tacitus (112—113)
• Quintus Vibius Secundus (113)
• Aulus Vicirius Martialis (113—114)
• Marcus Ostorius Scapula (114—115)
• Quintus Fulvius Gillo Bittius Proculus (115—116)
• Galeo Tettienus Severus Marcus Eppuleius Proculus Tiberius Caepio Hispo (c. 117/118)
• Publius Metilius Secundus (unknown date)

Governors under Hadrian

• Gaius Sertorius Brocchus Quintus Servaeus Innocens (c. 117/118)
• Tiberius Caepio Hispo (c. 118/119)
• Quintus Licinius Silvanus Granianus (121—122)
• Gaius Minucius Fundanus (122—123)
• Serenius Granianus (123—124)
• Lucius Hedius Rufus Lollianus Avitus (128—129)
• Afrianus Flavianus (130—131)
• Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus (132—133)
• Titus Aurelius Fulvus Antoninus (134—135)
• (?) Quintus Pompeius Falco (unknown date)

Governors under Antoninus Pius

• Lucius Venuleius Apronianus Octavius Princus (138—139)
• Lucius Antonius Albus (146—147)
• Glabrio (? 148—149)
• Popilius Priscus (149—150)
• Titus Vitrasius Pollio (152)
• Lucius Statius Quadratus (156—157)
• Titus Statilius Maximus (157—158)
• Publicus Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus (160-162)

Governors under Marcus Aurelius

• Gaius Popillius Carus Pedo (162—163)
• Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscus (c. 163/164)
• Gaius Pompeius Longus Gallus (c. 163/164)
• Marcus Gavius Squilla Gallicanus (165)
• Statius Quadratus (c. 167)
• Titus Pomponius Proculus Vitrasius Pollio (167—168)
• Lucius Sergius Paullus (168)
• Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus (168—169)
• Aulus Junius Rufinus (169—170)
• Servilius Paulus (170)
• Marcus Nonius Macrinus (170—171)
• Marcus Junius Rufinus Sabinianus (172—173)
• Sextus Sulpicius Tertullus (173—174)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (180 — 285)

Governors under Commodus

• Titus Flavius Claudius Sulpicianus (186)
• Lucius Hedius Rufus Lollianus (before 193)
• (?) Sulpicius Crassus (unknown date)

Governors under Septimius Severus

• Lucius Albinus Saturninus (c. 190/200)
• Asellius Aemilianus (192—193)
• (?) Marcus Gavius Galicanus (? c. 195/200)
• Quintus Licinius Nepos (c. 198/208)
• Quintus Aurelius Polus Terentianus (c. 198/208)
• Quintus Tineius Sacerdos (c. 199/211)
• Quintus Hedius Rufus Lollianus Gentianus (201—202)
• Tarius Titianus (c. 202/205)
• Lucius Calpurnius Proculus (c. 202/205)
• Popilius Pedo Apropianus (c. 204/206)
• Quintus Caecilius Secundus Servilianus (208—209)
• Titus Manilius Fuscus (209—210)
• (?) Decimus Caelius Calvinus Balbinus (unknown date)
• (?) Sextius Magius Lateranus (unknown date)

Governors under Caracalla

• (?) Gaius Gabinius Barbarus Pompeianus (c. 211/213)
• Gavius Tranquillus (c. 211/213)
• Marcus Junius Consessus Aemilianus (c. 213/214)
• Lucius Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus (213—215) or (214—216)
• Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus (216—217)
• Gaius Julius Asper (217) (designatus)

Governors under Macrinus and Elagabalus

• Quintus Anicius Faustus (217—218)
• (?) Lucius Marius Perpetuus (c. 218/219)
• Marcus Nummius Umbrius Primus Senecio Albinus (c. 221)
• Marcus Aufidius Fronto (c. 219/222)
• Gaius Aufidius Marcellus (c. 219/222)

Governors under Alexander Severus

• Quintus Hedius Lollianus Plautius Avitus (c. 224)
• (?) Quintus Aiacius Modestinus Crescentianus (c. 222/235)
• Quintus Virius (? Vibius) Egnatius Sulpicius Priscus (c. 222/235)
• Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximus (before 234)
• Amicus (c. 230/232)

Governors under Maximinus Thrax

• Lucius Valerius Messalla Apollinaris (c. 236/238)

Governors under Gordian III

• Marcus Triarius Rufinus Asinius Sabinianus (c. 238/240)
• Lucius Egnatius Victor Lollianus (242—245)

Governors under Decius

• Gaius Julius Flavius Proculus Quintilianus (249—250)

Governors under Valerian

• Gaius Julius Octavius Volusenna Rogatianus (c. 253/256)
• Maximillianus (? 260)
• (?) Tiberius Pollenius Armenius Peregrinus (unknown date)

Governors under Probus

• Arellius Fuscus (275)
• Faltonius Probus (276)
• Julius Proculus (276)

Governors under Carus

• Asclepiodotus (283) (praeses)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (285 — 395)

Governors under Diocletian

• Aurelius Hermogenianus (c. 286/305)
• Titus Flavius Festus (c. 286/293)
• Priscus (c. 286/305)
• Lucius Artorius Pius Maximus (c. 287/298)
• Junius Tiberianus (c. 293/303)
• Annius Epifanius (c. 293/305)

Governors under Constantine I

• Amnius Manius Caesonius Nicomachus Anicius Paulinus (c. 324/334)
• Titus Fabius Titianus (c. 324/337)

Governors under Constantius II

• Lucius Caelius Montius (c. 340/350)
• Marinus (c. 351/354)
• Flavius Magnus (c. 354/359)
• Mantitheus (before 355)
• Julianus (360)

Governors under Julian and Jovian

• Aelius Claudius Dulcitius (361—363)
• Vitalius (363)

Governors under Valens

• Helpidius (364)
• Hormisdas (365)
• Clearchus (366—367)
• Eutropius (c. 371/372)
• Festus (372—378)

Governors under Theodosius I

• Septimius Maeadius (c. 379/386)
• Nummius Aemilianus Dexter (c. 379/387)
• Auxonius (381)
• Nicomachus Flavianus (382—383)
• Victorius (392—394)
• Aurelianus (395)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (395 — 491)

Governors under Arcadius

• Aeternalis (396)
• Simplicius (396)
• Nebridius (396)
• Julianus (397)
• Anatolius (c. 395/408)
• Flavius Anthemius Isidorus (c. 405/410)

Governors under Theodosius II

• Flavius Heliodorus (c. 439/442)
• Proculus (449)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (uncertain date)

• (?) Scaurianus (? late third century)
• Cassianus (third/fourth century)
• Cossinius Rufinus (? middle/late third century)
• Axiochus (? late fourth century)
• Ambrosius (? late fourth century)
• Messalinus (fourth/fifth century)
• Aristus (fourth/fifth century)
• Constantinus (fourth/fifth century)
• Nonnus (early fifth century)
• (?) Ignatius (early/mid fifth century)
• (?) Zosimianus (early/mid fifth century)
• Andreas (? fifth century)
• Flavius Axius Arcadius Phlegethius (late fifth/early sixth century)
• Damocharis (fourth/sixth century)
• Theodosius (fifth/sixth century)

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