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 (133–27 BC)

Unless otherwise indicated, entries for the Republican period are based on T.R.S. Broughton, Magistrates of the Roman Republic, vol. II.

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

Governors under [Augustus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from K.M.T. Atkinson,, Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 7, pp. 300–330
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Vedius Pollio31/30 BCN/Apropraetor
Marcus Herennius Picens? 28/27 BCsuff. 34 BCBroughton dates his tenure to 33/32 BC
Lucius Vinicius? 27/26 BCsuff. 33 BC
Lucius Volcacius Tullus? 26/25 BCord. 33 BC
Marcus Tullius Cicero? 24/23 BCord. 30 BC
Sextus Appuleius? 23/22 BCord. 29 BC
Gaius Junius Silanus? 22/21 BCord. 17 BC
Potitus Valerius Messalla? 21-19 BCsuff. 29 BC
Gaius Norbanus Flaccus? 18/17 or 17/16 BCord. 24 BC
Quintus Aemilius Lepidus15/14 or 14/13 BCord. 21 BCIf the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus is Gaius Sentius Saturninus, then he was proconsul in 14/13 BC.
Gaius Marcius Censorinus? 13/12 BCord. 8 BCSyme dates Censorinus to 2/3 BC
Marcus Vinicius? 12-10 BCsuff. 19 BCClaude Eilers dates Vinicius to 13/12 BC
Paullus Fabius Maximus10/9 BCord. 11 BC
Paullus Fabius Maximus? 9/8 BCord. 11 BCIf the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus is Lucius Calpurnius Piso, then he was proconsul in 9/8 BC
Publius Cornelius Scipio? 8/7 BCord. 16 BCEilers dates Scipio to 12-10 BC
Iullus Antonius? 7/6 BCord. 10 BC
Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus6/5 BCord. 8 BC
Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Augur2/1 BCord. 14 BCLentulus the Augur is often confused with his relative L. Cornelius Lentulus, cos. 15 BC
Publius Sulpicius Quirinius? AD 1/2ord. 12 BCIf the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus is Quirnius, then he was proconsul this year.
Gaius Antistius VetusAD 2/3 or 3/4ord. 6 BC
Marcus Plautius SilvanusAD 4/5ord. 2 BC
Gaius Vibius Postumus? AD 6-9suff. AD 5Syme dates Postumus to AD 12-15
Lucius Calpurnius Piso? AD 9/10ord. 1 BCSyme dates Piso to AD 1/2
Publius Vinicius? AD 10/11ord. AD 2Son of the proconsul of 12-10 BC
Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus? AD 12/13suff. AD 5Son of the proconsul of 21-19 BC
Lucius Volusius Saturninus? AD 13/14suff. AD 3

Governors under [Tiberius]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Ronald Syme,, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 53, pp. 191–208
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus? 16/17ord. 8
Quintus Poppaeus Secundus? 17/18suff. 9
Gaius Junius Silanus20/21ord. 10
Manius Aemilius Lepidus21/22ord. 11
Gaius Fonteius Capito23/24 or 22/23ord. 12
Favonius24/25 or 25/26unknownSyme identifies with Lucilius Longus, suff. 7 BC
Sextus Pompeius24/25 or 24/26ord. 14Syme suggests Pompeius was prorogued two years.
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus26-28cos. 6Ursula Vogel-Weidemann suggests Lepidus may have been prorogued a third year.
Publius Petronius? 29-35suff. 19
Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus? 35/36ord. 20
Gaius Vibius Rufinus? 36/37suff. 21 or 22

Governors under [Caligula]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls", pp. 191–208
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Gaius Calpurnius Aviola37/38suff. 24
Gaius Asinius Pollio? 38/39ord. 23
Marcus Vinicius? 39/40ord. 30; ord. II 45
Gaius Cassius Longinus40/41suff. 30

Governors under [Claudius]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls", pp. 191–208
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio? 41/42suff. 24
Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus? 42/43suff. 27
Paullus Fabius Persicus? 43/44ord. 34
Publius Memmius Regulus? 48/49suff. 31
Aulus Didius Gallus49/50suff. 39
Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo50/51suff. 39
Publius Suillius Rufus51/52suff. 41
Lucius Pedanius Secundus52/53suff. 43
Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus53/54suff. 45; suff. II 74Ursula Vogel-Weidemann dates to 55/56

Governors under [Nero] and the Year of Four Emperors

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls", pp. 191–208
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Marcus Junius Silanus54cos. 46Died in office
? Marius Cordus55/56suff. 45 or 47
? M. Vettius Niger56/57unknown
Q. Allius Maximus57/58suff. 49So Ursula Vogel-Weidemann; Syme is dubious
Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola58/59cos. 48
Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus? 61/62suff. 52
P. Volasenna? 62/63suff. c. 54
Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus63/64cos. 52
Lucius Antistius Vetus64/65cos. 55
Manius Acilius Aviola65/66cos. 54
Marcus Aefulanus? 66/67suff. 54
Marcus Aponius Saturninus? 67/68suff. c. 55Eck, Chiron 1983, p. 189; p. 213: "unter Nero"
Gaius Fonteius Agrippa69suff. 58Called to Moesia in Autumn, 69
Marcus Plancius Varus69N/ALegatus proconsulis serving in Agrippa's absence; attested by coins from Apamea

Governors under [Vespasian] and [Titus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 12, pp. 284–303
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Marcus Suillius Nerullinus69/70ord. 50Appointed to complete the term
Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus70-73suff. 62
Aulus Ducenius Geminus73/74suff. 60 or 61
Marcus Vettius Bolanus75/76suff. 66
Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus77/78suff. 68
Gnaeus Arrius Antoninus78/79suff. 69
Marcus Ulpius Trajanus79/80suff. c. 70
Gaius Laecanius Bassus Caecina Paetus80/81suff. 70

Governors under [Domitian]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 304–323
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Sextus Julius Frontinus84/85suff. 73
Publius Nonius Asprenas Caesius Cassianus86/87suff. 72 or 73
Gaius Vettulenus Civica Cerealis87/88suff. between 73 and 76Removed before the completion of his term
Gaius Minicius Italus88N/AEquestrian procurator of Asia, replaced Cerealis
Lucius Mestrius Florus88/89suff. between 73 and 76
Marcus Fulvius Gillo89/90suff. 76
Lucius Luscius Ocrea90/91suff. 77 or 78
Publius Calvisius Ruso Julius Frontinus92/93suff. c. 84
Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus93/94suff. 79
Marcus Atilius Postumus Bradua94/95suff. 80
Rufus? 91/91 or ? 95/96unknownEck suggests either Quintus Corellius Rufus, or C. Marius Marcellus Octavius Rufus

Governors under [Nerva] and [Trajan]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 324–362
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Lucius Calventius Sextus Carminius Vetus96/97suff. 83
Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator98/99suff. c. 84
Q. Julius Balbus100/101suff. 85
Quintus Vibius Secundus| Secun101/102suff. 86
C. Aquillius Proculus103/104suff. 90
L. Albius Pullaienus Pollio104/105suff. 90
Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus105/106suff. 92
Hadrianus106/107unknownIf identical with the suffect, his consulate was before 87
Lucius Nonius Calpurnius Torquatus Asprenas107/108cos. 94
Marcus Lollius Paulinus Decimus Valerius Asiaticus Saturninus108/109suff. 94
Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus109/110suff. 94
Lucius Baebius Tullus110/111suff. 95
Quintus Fabius Postuminus111/112suff. 96
Cornelius Tacitus112/113suff. 97
Aulus Vicirius Martialis113/114suff. 98
M. Scapula114/115suff. 99
Quintus Fulvius Gillo Bittius Proculus115/116suff. 99
Ti. Julius Ferox116/117suff. 99

Governors under [Hadrian]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 13, pp. 147–185
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Q. Servaeus Innocens117/118suff. 101
Galeo Tettienus Severus118/119suff. 102
Gaius Trebonius Proculus Mettius Modestus119/120suff. 103
Sextus Subrius Dexter Cornelius Priscus120/121suff. c. 104
Q. Licinius Silvanus Granianus121/122suff. 106
Gaius Minicius Fundanus122/123suff. 107
Quintus Pompeius Falco123/124suff. 108
Marcus Peducaeus Priscinus124/125ord. 110
Titus Avidius Quietus125/126suff. 111
Publius Stertinius Quartus126/127suff. 112
Lucius Vipstanus Messalla127/128ord. 115
Lucius Hedius Rufus Lollianus Avitus128/129suff. 114
Publius Juventius Celsus129/130suff. 115;
ord. II 129
Publius Afranius Flavianus130/131suff. 117
Lucius Fundanius Lamia Aelianus131/132ord. 116
Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus132/133suff. 116
Titus Sabinius Barbarus133/134suff. 118
Quintus Coredius Gallus Gargilius Antiquus134/135suff. 119
Titus Aurelius Fulvus135/136ord. 120
Quintus Pomponius Marcellus Rufus136/137suff. 121

Governors under [Antoninus Pius]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 51, 271-290
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Lucius Venuleius Apronianus Octavius Priscus138/139ord. 123
Lucius Valerius Propinquus140/141suff. 126
? Sextus Julius Major141/142suff. c. 126It is possible he was proconsul of Africa instead.
? Q. Insteius Celer142/143suff. c. 128
? Tiberius Julius Candidus Celsus143/144suff. c. 129
(Tiberius Claudius?) Julianus144/145suff. 129/130
Tiberius Claudius Quartinus145/146suff. 130
Lucius Antonius Albus147/148suff. c. 132
Q. Flavius Tertullus148/149suff. 133
Popillius Priscus149/150suff. c. 132
Lucius Tutilius Lupercus Pontianus150/151ord. 135
Titus Vitrasius Pollio151/152suff. c. 137
Gaius Julius Severus152/153suff. c. 138
Lucius Statius Quadratus155/156ord. 142
Gaius Bellicius Flaccus Torquatus156/157ord. 143
Titus Statilius Maximus157/158ord. 144
Publius Mummius Sisenna Rutilianus160/161suff. 146

Governors under [Marcus Aurelius]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter den Antoninen pp. 214–217 and Filippini, “Su alcuni proconsoli d’Asia all’epoca di Marco Aurelio ” p. 764
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Quintus Cornelius Proculus161/162suff. 146
Gaius Popilius Carus Pedo162/163suff. 147
Quintus Pompeius Sosius Priscus163/164ord. 149
Marcus Gavius Squilla Gallicanus164/165ord. 150
D. Fonteius Fronto165/166suff. c. 150Of Asia, per French; Christol and Drew-Bear argue Fronto was one of the first proconsuls of Lycia et Pamphylia.
Titus Pomponius Proculus Vitrasius Pollio167/168suff. c. 151
Servilius Paullus ? 168/169
Sextus Quintilius Valerius Maximus169/170ord. 151
Marcus Nonius Macrinus170/171suff. 154
Gratus171/172suff. c. 154-157?
A. Junius Rufinus? 172/173ord. 153
Sextus Sulpicius Tertullus? 173/174ord. 158
Vibius Bassusbetween 155 and 175suff. between 138 and 160

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (180 — 285)

Governors under [Commodus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander, pp. 221f
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Publius Julius Geminius Marcianusc. 182suff. 165 or 166
Novius Pbetween 180 and 183suff. between 166 and 168
L. Amilius between 182 and 185suff. between 161 and 166
Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscusc. 184ord. 169
Gaius Arrius Antoninusbetween 188 and 190suff. c. 173
Marcellus189/190suff. c. 174perhaps the same as Ulpius Marcellus
Sulpicius Crassus190/191 or 191/192suff. c. 175/176
Titus Flavius Claudius SulpicianusBetween 180 and 192suff. between 165 and 175Inge Mennen dates to 186
Asellius Aemilianus192/193suff. c. 177Supported Pescennius Niger in 193.

Governors under [Septimius Severus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Ségolène Demougin,, Bulletin de la Société Nationale des Antiquaires de France, 1994, pp. 323-333
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Lucius Albinius Saturninusbetween 190 and 200suff. between 175 and 182
Lucius Aemilius Iuncus193/194suff. 179
Quintus Aurelius Polus Terentianus200/201suff. between 188 and 190
Quintus Hedius Rufus Lollianus Gentianus201/202suff. c. 186
Tarius Titianus? 202/203suff. between 187 and 190Michel Christol and Thomas Drew-Bear note he might have been governor of Africa
L. Calpurnius Proculus? 203/204between 186 and 190
Q. Licinius Nepos? 204/205between 180 and 191Demougin notes Nepos could have been consul at the beginning of the reign of Septimius Severus, which would require a later date.
Popilius Pedo Apronianus205ord. 191Executed while proconsul
Aelius Aglaus205/206N/Aprocurator Asiae, agens uice praedisidis
Quintus Tineius Sacerdos206/207suff. 192Christol and Drew-Bear date between 206 and 208
us207/208unknownChristol and Drew-Bear note he could be identified with a known proconsul
Quintus Caecilius Secundus Servilianus208/209suff. c. 193
pronius Senecio209/210suff. c. 195/196C.P Jones has shown that Ti. Manilius Fuscus was not proconsul of Asia.

Governors under [Caracalla]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander, pp. 224f
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
T. attested 211suff. c. 195
C. Gabinius Barbarus Pompeianus? 211/212suff. 194
Gavius Tranquillus? 212/213suff. c. 197
Junius Concessus Aemillianus? 213/214suff. c. 198
Lucius Marius Maximus Perpetuus Aurelianus213-215suff. c. 199
Gaius Julius Avitus Alexianus215/216suff. c. 200

Governors under [Macrinus] and [Elagabalus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander, pp. 225f
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Gaius Julius Asper217/218ord. II 212designatus
Quintus Anicius Faustus217-219suff. 198?
M. Aufidius Frontobetween 219 and 222ord. 199
C. Aufidius Marcellusbetween 219 and 222suff. c. 205; ord. II 226
Albinusc. 221? ord. 206Mentioned in the Constitutio Antoniniana; identification with the consul of 206 uncertain.

Governors under [Alexander Severus]

Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander, pp. 226-228
NameDate proconsulDate consulNotes
Quintus (Hedius) Lollianus Plantius Avitusc. 224ord. 209
Q. Aibetween 211 and 228suff. between 198 and 204; II ord. 228
AmicusAutumn 230 or 231suff. 215 or 216
Marcus Clodius Pupienus Maximusc. 229suff. between 193 and 217; II ord. 234
Sulpicius PriscusBetween 222 and 235suff. between 193 and 217
Gaius Asinius Nicomachus JulianusAfter 222suff. between 193 and 235

Third-century crisis (235–285)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (285 — 395)

Governors under [Diocletian]

Governors under [Constantine I]

Governors under [Constantius II]

  • Lucius Caelius Montius
  • Marinus
  • Flavius Magnus
  • Mantitheus
  • Julianus

Governors under Julian">Julian the Apostate">Julian and Jovian">Jovian (emperor)">Jovian

  • Aelius Claudius Dulcitius
  • Vitalius

Governors under [Valens]

  • Helpidius
  • Hormisdas
  • Clearchus
  • Eutropius
  • Festus

Governors under [Theodosius I]

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (395 — 491)

Governors under [Arcadius]

Governors under [Theodosius II]

  • Flavius Heliodorus
  • Proculus

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (uncertain date)

  • Scaurianus
  • Cassianus
  • Cossinius Rufinus
  • Axiochus
  • Ambrosius
  • Messalinus
  • Aristus
  • Constantinus
  • Nonnus
  • Ignatius
  • Zosimianus
  • Andreas
  • Flavius Axius Arcadius Phlegethius
  • Damocharis
  • Theodosius