1183:
637:. Later in the 4th century, the governor of Maxima Caesariensis had to be of consular rank. The following names are the few which have survived from this era, covering the almost 100 years until c. 408, when the Roman civilian administration was expelled by the native population.
1009:
55:
in 85 the dates of service of those who can be named can only be inferred. Others are still entirely anonymous and by the time of the division of
Britain into separate provinces, the record is very patchy.
959:
963:
974:
955:
524:
1119:
984:
1034:
1109:
1082:
40:. After Roman Britain was divided, first into two (early 3rd century), then into four (293), later governors could be of the lower, equestrian rank.
1182:
1113:
1014:
989:
1098:
1088:
1060:
1056:
434:, administered the province to some degree during and immediately after their father's campaigns there which took place between 208 and 211.
148:
1151:
1147:
1071:
1067:
172:
1078:
1048:
419:, serving. c. 211. This is based on a misdated inscription and it is now accepted that it refers to the earlier Ulpius Marcellus only.
1052:
969:
919:
1024:
380:
1132:
1128:
1019:
876:
Eck, W. - Pangerl A., "Ein Diplom fΓΌr die classis
Britannica aus dem Jahr 93 n. Chr. unter dem Statthalter Vicirius Proculus",
999:
32:
before they could govern it. While this rank could be obtained either as a suffect or ordinarius, a number of governors were
1103:
1093:
37:
1202:
1143:
1029:
386:
337:
1172:
1162:
1138:
1044:
1039:
1004:
457:
404:
1207:
1157:
1124:
949:
939:
705:
1167:
944:
789:
451:
979:
912:
100:
542:
794:
506:
469:
313:
301:
277:
125:
776:
587:
Following the reabsorption of
Britain into the Roman Empire, the island was further repartitioned by
494:
197:
106:
905:
816:
624:
463:
343:
265:
135:
94:
76:
358:
259:
246:
168:
131:
843:ΟΟΟΞ±ΟΞ·Ξ³ΞΏΟ means praetor and thus stands for governor (cfr. αΌΞ½ΟΞΉΟΟΟΞ¬ΟΞ·Ξ³ΞΏΟ that means propraetore
328:(c. 180) this governor (ΟΟΟΞ±ΟΞ·Ξ³ΞΏΟ) was killed in 180 when Caledonians breached the Hadrian Wall.
676:
431:
412:
398:
295:
222:
178:
144:
119:
52:
670:
646:
600:
392:
240:
228:
191:
43:
Not all the governors are recorded by Roman historians and many listed here are derived from
627:
also briefly existed, probably in the far north. Each had a governor of equestrian rank (a
560:
475:
334:(c. 180 β c. 184) the second tenure of Marcellus after the murder of the previous governor.
209:
8:
596:
592:
488:
283:
158:
82:
811:
664:
658:
530:
48:
770:
693:
689:
604:
518:
512:
423:
806:
764:
652:
572:
566:
554:
416:
331:
319:
234:
139:
88:
709:
699:
612:
536:
928:
755:
70:
1196:
576:
500:
362:
347:
21:
24:
was a consular province, meaning that its governors had to first serve as a
759:
749:
374:
29:
25:
721:
620:
742:
588:
730:
548:
427:
44:
736:
633:
897:
866:
Birley, A. R., The Roman
Government of Britain, OUP, Oxford, 2005
727:
In c. 278, an unknown governor rebelled but was quickly defeated
437:
616:
752:, may have attempted usurpation sometime between 354 and 358
608:
722:
Usurpers and
British-based rulers of the Western Empire
442:
This list assumes the final division occurred c. 213.
20:
from 43 to 409. As the unified province "Britannia",
779:, a British soldier who became a usurper in the West
745:(350β353), rebel emperor of much of Western Europe
1194:
869:Birley, A. R. "The Roman Governors of Britain",
767:(406), proclaimed emperor by the Army of Britain
716:
758:(383β388) recognised as emperor of the west by
411:Some sources list a further governor, a second
59:
595:in the southeast, with its capital at London,
913:
851:
849:
438:Division into Britannia Superior and Inferior
415:. He was interpreted as a son of the first
920:
906:
846:
591:, this time into four separate provinces,
582:
859:, (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2005)
748:Another Carausius, dubbed by historians
733:(286β293), British-based usurper emperor
828:
1195:
661:(361β363, soon after Flavius Martinus)
216:
901:
575:(sometime during 260β269), under the
482:
445:
253:
185:
64:
47:evidence or from sources such as the
368:
113:
38:List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls
927:
800:
615:in the west (including present day
387:Marcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus
338:Marcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus
13:
679:(probably sometime during 395β406)
673:(probably sometime during 395β406)
607:in the north, with its capital at
460:(probably sometime during 222β235)
458:Gaius Junius Faustinus Postumianus
405:Gaius Junius Faustinus Postumianus
14:
1219:
599:in the east, with its capital at
1181:
790:Roman client kingdoms in Britain
783:
452:Tiberius Julius Pollienus Auspex
857:The Roman Government of Britain
739:(293β296), Carausius' successor
837:
631:) and they were overseen by a
454:(sometime during c. 223 β 226)
1:
822:
717:Other rulers in Roman Britain
162:
101:Publius Petronius Turpilianus
880:165 (2008), pp. 227β231
871:Bonner Epigraphische Studien
773:(407), British-based emperor
683:
466:(probably early 3rd century)
249:(uncertain; c. 133 β c. 135)
60:Roman governors of Britannia
7:
873:, 4 (1967), pp. 63β102
543:Valerius Crescens Fulvianus
10:
1224:
1203:Roman governors of Britain
795:Iron Age tribes in Britain
696:; sometime during 296β305)
640:
623:. A fifth province called
507:Tiberius Claudius Paulinus
470:Marcus Martiannius Pulcher
314:Quintus Antistius Adventus
302:Sextus Calpurnius Agricola
278:Titus Caesernius Statianus
181:(uncertain; c. 96 β c. 97)
126:Quintus Petillius Cerialis
18:governors of Roman Britain
16:This is a partial list of
1179:
935:
887:, Routledge, London, 1987
563:(sometime during 238β244)
557:(sometime during 238β244)
545:(sometime during 222β235)
539:(sometime during 222β235)
533:(sometime during 222β235)
495:Marcus Antonius Gordianus
346:(c. 185 β c. 187), later
340:(acting governor, c. 185)
198:Lucius Neratius Marcellus
107:Marcus Trebellius Maximus
36:, and also appear in the
1208:Lists of Roman governors
817:Count of the Saxon Shore
422:The two sons of emperor
344:Publius Helvius Pertinax
266:Gnaeus Papirius Aelianus
95:Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
77:Publius Ostorius Scapula
1110:Mauretania Caesariensis
619:), with its capital at
583:Diocese of the Britains
359:Decimus Clodius Albinus
332:Lucius Ulpius Marcellus
320:Lucius Ulpius Marcellus
260:Quintus Lollius Urbicus
247:Publius Mummius Sisenna
169:Aulus Vicirius Proculus
132:Sextus Julius Frontinus
51:. Beyond the recall of
1083:Hispania Tarraconensis
432:Publius Septimius Geta
399:Lucius Alfenus Senecio
296:Marcus Statius Priscus
223:Quintus Pompeius Falco
179:Publius Metilius Nepos
149:conqueror of Caledonia
145:Gnaeus Julius Agricola
120:Marcus Vettius Bolanus
53:Gnaeus Julius Agricola
393:Gaius Valerius Pudens
241:Sextus Julius Severus
229:Aulus Platorius Nepos
192:Titus Avidius Quietus
1114:Mauretania Tingitana
1010:Corsica and Sardinia
950:Africa proconsularis
561:Egnatius Lucillianus
476:Titus Desticius Juba
212:(uncertain; 115β118)
210:Marcus Appius Bradua
1015:Crete and Cyrenaica
990:Bithynia and Pontus
894:, OUP, Oxford, 1986
597:Flavia Caesariensis
593:Maxima Caesariensis
489:Gaius Julius Marcus
361:(c. 192 β c. 197),
284:Gnaeus Julius Verus
237:(uncertain; c. 127)
217:Hadrianic governors
159:Sallustius Lucullus
83:Aulus Didius Gallus
1099:Lycia et Pamphylia
1061:Gallia Narbonensis
1057:Gallia Lugdunensis
812:Comes Britanniarum
659:Alypius of Antioch
531:Claudius Apellinus
483:Britannia Inferior
446:Britannia Superior
254:Antonine governors
186:Trajanic governors
65:Claudian governors
49:Vindolanda letters
34:consules ordinarii
1190:
1189:
1152:Pannonia Superior
1148:Pannonia Inferior
1072:Germania Superior
1068:Germania Inferior
855:Birley, Anthony,
702:(mid-4th century)
694:Britannia Secunda
690:Aurelius Arpagius
605:Britannia Secunda
519:Claudius Xenophon
513:Marius Valerianus
424:Septimius Severus
407:(c. 208 β c. 211)
401:(c. 205 β c. 207)
395:(c. 202 β c. 205)
369:Severan governors
322:(c. 178 β c. 180)
316:(c. 175 β c. 178)
304:(c. 162 β c. 166)
286:(c. 154 β c. 158)
274:(c. 147 β c. 152)
268:(c. 145 β c. 147)
262:(c. 138 β c. 144)
243:(c. 131 β c. 133)
200:(c. 101 β c. 103)
161:(uncertain; 87 β
114:Flavian governors
1215:
1185:
1079:Hispania Baetica
1049:Gallia Aquitania
922:
915:
908:
899:
898:
860:
853:
844:
841:
835:
832:
807:Dux Britanniarum
801:Military leaders
706:Lucius Septimius
653:Flavius Martinus
573:Octavius Sabinus
567:Nonius Philippus
555:Maecilius Fuscus
417:Ulpius Marcellus
413:Ulpius Marcellus
389:(acting; c. 202)
381:Pollienus Auspex
363:imperial usurper
235:Trebius Germanus
194:(c. 97 β c. 101)
174:
164:
140:technical writer
134:(74β78), also a
89:Quintus Veranius
1223:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1212:
1193:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1177:
1133:Moesia Superior
1129:Moesia Inferior
960:Alpes Maritimae
931:
929:Roman governors
926:
863:
854:
847:
842:
838:
833:
829:
825:
803:
786:
777:Constantine III
724:
719:
712:, date unknown)
710:Britannia Prima
700:Flavius Sanctus
686:
643:
613:Britannia Prima
585:
537:Calvisius Rufus
515:(221 β 222/223)
485:
448:
440:
371:
256:
219:
188:
116:
67:
62:
12:
11:
5:
1221:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1188:
1187:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1141:
1136:
1122:
1117:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1075:
1064:
1053:Gallia Belgica
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
970:Arabia Petraea
967:
964:Alpes Poeninae
952:
947:
942:
936:
933:
932:
925:
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917:
910:
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819:
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799:
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792:
785:
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781:
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756:Magnus Maximus
753:
746:
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734:
728:
723:
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377:(197 β c. 200)
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310:(c. 166 β 175)
305:
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292:(c. 158 β 161)
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281:
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244:
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231:(122 β c. 125)
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206:(c. 103 β 115)
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71:Aulus Plautius
66:
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9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1123:
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1118:
1115:
1111:
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1092:
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1076:
1073:
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1065:
1062:
1058:
1054:
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1043:
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1036:
1033:
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1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
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1011:
1008:
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1001:
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993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
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978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
965:
961:
957:
956:Alpes Cottiae
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
937:
934:
930:
923:
918:
916:
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909:
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892:Roman Britain
889:
886:
882:
879:
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872:
868:
865:
864:
858:
852:
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840:
831:
827:
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815:
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810:
808:
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804:
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787:
784:Native rulers
778:
775:
772:
769:
766:
763:
761:
757:
754:
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747:
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741:
738:
735:
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729:
726:
725:
711:
707:
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577:Gallic Empire
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571:
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541:
538:
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501:Modius Julius
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487:
486:
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474:
472:(3rd century)
471:
468:
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429:
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348:Roman Emperor
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69:
68:
57:
54:
50:
46:
41:
39:
35:
31:
27:
23:
22:Roman Britain
19:
1108:Mauretania (
994:
891:
884:
877:
870:
856:
839:
830:
760:Theodosius I
750:Carausius II
632:
628:
586:
441:
421:
410:
375:Virius Lupus
352:
325:
307:
289:
280:(c. 152/153)
271:
203:
153:
42:
33:
17:
15:
1120:Mesopotamia
890:Salway, P,
677:Chrysanthus
621:Cirencester
355:(c. 187-91)
1197:Categories
1077:Hispania (
1066:Germania (
1000:Cappadocia
883:Frere, S,
823:References
743:Magnentius
692:(possibly
671:Victorinus
647:Pacatianus
589:Diocletian
45:epigraphic
1104:Macedonia
1094:Lusitania
995:Britannia
885:Britannia
731:Carausius
684:Governors
549:Tuccianus
478:(253β255)
428:Caracalla
326:anonymous
225:(118β122)
147:(78β85),
1144:Pannonia
1030:Dalmatia
945:Aegyptus
834:RIB 1329
737:Allectus
655:(c. 353)
649:(c. 319)
634:vicarius
625:Valentia
569:(by 242)
551:(by 237)
527:(by 225)
509:(c. 220)
503:(by 219)
497:(by 216)
491:(by 213)
383:(c. 201)
298:(c. 161)
136:military
1173:Thracia
1163:Sicilia
1139:Noricum
1040:Galatia
1005:Cilicia
985:Assyria
975:Armenia
954:Alpes (
771:Gratian
665:Civilis
641:Vicarii
629:praeses
601:Lincoln
525:Maximus
464:Rufinus
353:unknown
308:unknown
290:unknown
272:unknown
204:unknown
154:unknown
128:(71β74)
122:(69β71)
109:(63β69)
103:(62β63)
97:(58β62)
91:(57β57)
85:(52β57)
79:(47β52)
73:(43β47)
1158:Raetia
1125:Moesia
1089:Judaea
1035:Epirus
1020:Cyprus
940:Achaia
765:Marcus
611:, and
26:consul
1168:Syria
1025:Dacia
667:(369)
617:Wales
521:(223)
1150:and
1131:and
1112:and
1081:and
1070:and
1059:and
1045:Gaul
980:Asia
962:and
609:York
430:and
138:and
30:Rome
878:ZPE
175:93)
173:fl.
165:89)
28:in
1199::
1055:,
1051:,
958:,
848:^
603:,
426:,
163:c.
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171:(
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