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)
• Caius^[1] 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)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (180 — 285)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (285 — 395)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (395 — 491)

Imperial proconsular governors of Asia (uncertain date)

• Rufus (last quarter first century)
• Quintus Pompeius Senecio Sosius Priscus (third quarter of second century)
• (?) 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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