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 (1952), vol. II.

Quintus Mucius Scaevola Augur (97/96 BC) ? Lucius Gellius (93/92 BC). Alternatively proconsul in Cilicia. Gaius Julius Caesar (91/90 BC) L. Lucilius L.f. (? 90/89 BC) C. Cassius (89–87 BC). Appian calls him "Lucius Cassius".Mith. 11, 17, & 24 Lucius Licinius Murena (84/83 BC) ? L. Cornelius Lentulus (82/81 BC). Uncertain if proconsul in Asia or Africa.Broughton, MRR, vol. II, p. 67 Marcus Minucius Thermus (80/79 BC) Gaius Claudius Nero (79/78 BC) ? Terentius Varro (77/76 BC) Marcus Junius Silanus (76/75 BC) M. Juncus (75/74 BC) Lucius Licinius Lucullus (73–69 BC)Broughton notes that the dates for his proconsulship depends on two disputed issues: first and foremost is the date of the outbreak of the Third Mithridatic War; second is when Asia was added to his command. (MRR, vol. II pp. 105-107) Publius Cornelius Dolabella (? 69/68 BC)Broughton, MRR, vol. II p. 138 n.9 Titus Aufidius (66/65 BC) Publius Varinius (65/64 BC) ? P. Orbius (64/63 BC) P. Servilius Globulus (63/62 BC) Lucius Valerius Flaccus (62/61 BC) Quintus Tullius Cicero (61–58 BC) Gaius Fabius Hadrianus (57/56 BC) Gaius Septimius (56/55 BC) Gaius Claudius Pulcher (55–53 BC) Quintus Minucius Thermus (52–49 BC) Lucius Antonius (49 BC): proquaestor pro praetore, left in command by Thermus Appuleius (47/46 BC): proquaestor pro praetore Publius Servilius Isauricus (46–44 BC): propraetor, then proconsulBroughton, MRR, vol. II p. 297 Gaius TreboniusBroughton, MRR, vol. II p. 308 (44/43 BC): murdered by Cornelius Dolabella January 43 BC ? M. Turius (42/41 BC): driven out of Asia by the Parthians Lucius Munatius Plancus (39/38 BC). Ronald Syme dates Plancus 39–37 BC.Syme, Roman Revolution, p. 266 n. 3 Broughton speculates he "probably took command in Asia as the Parthians retreated."Broughton, MRR, vol. II p. 381 Marcus Cocceius Nerva (38/37 BC) Gaius Furnius (35/34 BC). Syme dates Furnius 36–35 BC. ? Marcus Titius (34 BC) Asinius (Maurucinus ?) (34/33 BC)

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, "The Governors of the Province Asia in the Reign of Augustus", Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 7 (1958), pp. 300–330 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Vedius PollioSyme, The Augustan Aristocracy (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1986), p. 208 31/30 BC N/A propraetor Marcus Herennius Picens ? 28/27 BC suff. 34 BC Broughton dates his tenure to 33/32 BCBroughton, MRR, vol. II p. 415 Lucius Vinicius ? 27/26 BC suff. 33 BC Lucius Volcacius Tullus ? 26/25 BC ord. 33 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero ? 24/23 BC ord. 30 BC Sextus Appuleius ? 23/22 BC ord. 29 BC Gaius Junius Silanus ? 22/21 BC ord. 17 BC Potitus Valerius Messalla ? 21-19 BC suff. 29 BC Gaius Norbanus Flaccus ? 18/17 or 17/16 BC ord. 24 BC Quintus Aemilius Lepidus 15/14 or 14/13 BC ord. 21 BC If the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus (ILS 918) is Gaius Sentius Saturninus (cos. 19 BC), then he was proconsul in 14/13 BC.Nikos Kikkinos, "The Honorand of the Titilus Tiburtinus: C. Sentius Saturninus?" Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 105 (1995), p. 21–36 Gaius Marcius Censorinus ? 13/12 BC ord. 8 BC SymeAugustan Aristocracy, p. 405 dates Censorinus to 2/3 BC Marcus ViniciusSyme, Augustan Aristocracy, pp. 62, 405 ? 12-10 BC suff. 19 BC Claude EilersEilers, "The Proconsulship of P. Cornelius Scipio (Cos. 16 B.C.)", Classical Quarterly, 51 (2001), p. 205 dates Vinicius to 13/12 BC Paullus Fabius MaximusSyme and Atkinson prorogate his term; Eilers assigns him a single year 10/9 BC ord. 11 BC Paullus Fabius Maximus ? 9/8 BC ord. 11 BC If the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus is Lucius Calpurnius Piso (cos. 15 BC), then he was proconsul in 9/8 BCSyme, "The Titulus Tiburtinus", in A.R. Birley (ed.), Ronald Syme, Roman Papers (Oxford: Clarenton Press, 1984), vol. III, pp. 869ff Publius Cornelius Scipio ? 8/7 BC ord. 16 BC EilersEilers, "Proconsulship", pp. 201-205 dates Scipio to 12-10 BC Iullus Antonius ? 7/6 BC ord. 10 BC Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus 6/5 BC ord. 8 BC Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Augur 2/1 BC ord. 14 BC Lentulus the Augur is often confused with his relative L. Cornelius Lentulus, cos. 15 BC Publius Sulpicius Quirinius ? AD 1/2 ord. 12 BC If the subject of the acephalous Titulus Tibertinus is Quirnius, then he was proconsul this year.Atkinson, "Governors of the Province Asia", pp. 314f, 318f Gaius Antistius Vetus AD 2/3 or 3/4 ord. 6 BC Marcus Plautius Silvanus AD 4/5 ord. 2 BC Gaius Vibius Postumus ? AD 6-9 suff. AD 5 SymeAugustan Aristocracy, p. 132 dates Postumus to AD 12-15 Lucius Calpurnius PisoSyme, Augustan Aristocracy, p. 337 ? AD 9/10 ord. 1 BC Syme dates Piso to AD 1/2 Publius ViniciusAtkinson notes these proconsulships "must fall within the period 10/11 to 14/15 inclusive, but the precise order is uncertain except for the indications that P. Volusius Saturninus ... is likely to be the latest." ? AD 10/11 ord. AD 2 Son of the proconsul of 12-10 BC Lucius Valerius Messalla Volesus ? AD 12/13 suff. AD 5 Son of the proconsul of 21-19 BC Lucius Volusius Saturninus ? AD 13/14 suff. AD 3

Governors under Tiberius Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Ronald Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls of Asia", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 53 (1983), pp. 191–208 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Sextus Nonius Quinctilianus ? 16/17 ord. 8 Quintus Poppaeus Secundus ? 17/18 suff. 9 Gaius Junius Silanus 20/21 ord. 10 Manius Aemilius Lepidus 21/22 ord. 11 Gaius Fonteius Capito 23/24 or 22/23 ord. 12 Favonius 24/25 or 25/26 unknown Syme (1983, p. 200) identifies with Lucilius Longus, suff. 7 BC Sextus Pompeius 24/25 or 24/26 ord. 14 Syme (History in Ovid, p. 161) suggests Pompeius was prorogued two years. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus 26-28 cos. 6 Ursula Vogel-WeidemannVogel-Weidemann, "Miscellanea zu den Proconsules von Africa und Asia zwischen 14 und 68 n. Chr.", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 46 (1982), p. 268 suggests Lepidus may have been prorogued a third year. Publius Petronius ? 29-35 suff. 19 Marcus Aurelius Cotta Maximus Messalinus ? 35/36 ord. 20 Gaius Vibius Rufinus ? 36/37 suff. 21 or 22

Governors under Caligula Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls", pp. 191–208 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Gaius Calpurnius Aviola 37/38 suff. 24 Gaius Asinius Pollio ? 38/39 ord. 23 Marcus Vinicius ? 39/40 ord. 30; ord. II 45 Gaius Cassius Longinus 40/41 suff. 30

Governors under Claudius Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Syme, "Problems about Proconsuls", pp. 191–208 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Publius Cornelius Lentulus Scipio ? 41/42 suff. 24 Gaius Sallustius Crispus Passienus ? 42/43 suff. 27 Paullus Fabius Persicus ? 43/44 ord. 34 Publius Memmius Regulus ? 48/49 suff. 31 Aulus Didius Gallus 49/50 suff. 39 Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo 50/51 suff. 39 Publius Suillius Rufus 51/52 suff. 41 Lucius Pedanius Secundus 52/53 suff. 43 Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus 53/54 suff. 45; suff. II 74 Ursula 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 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Marcus Junius Silanus 54 cos. 46 Died in officeTacitus, Annales, xiii.1 ? Marius Cordus 55/56 suff. 45 or 47 ? M. Vettius NigerAttilio Degrassi, I fasti consolari dell'Impero Romano dal 30 avanti Cristo al 613 dopo Cristo (Rome, 1952), p. 138 56/57 unknown Q. Allius Maximus 57/58 suff. 49 So Ursula Vogel-Weidemann; Syme ("Problems about Proconsuls", p. 204) is dubious Lucius Vipstanus Poplicola 58/59 cos. 48 Quintus Marcius Barea Soranus ? 61/62 suff. 52 P. Volasenna ? 62/63 suff. c. 54 Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus 63/64 cos. 52 Lucius Antistius Vetus 64/65 cos. 55 Manius Acilius Aviola 65/66 cos. 54 Marcus Aefulanus ? 66/67 suff. 54 Marcus Aponius Saturninus ? 67/68 suff. c. 55 Eck, Chiron 1983, p. 189; p. 213: "unter Nero" Gaius Fonteius Agrippa 69 suff. 58 Called to Moesia in Autumn, 69 (Tacitus, Histories, iii.46) Marcus Plancius Varus 69 N/A Legatus 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 (1982), pp. 284–303 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Marcus Suillius Nerullinus 69/70 ord. 50 Appointed to complete the term Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus 70-73 suff. 62 Aulus Ducenius GeminusEck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", p. 208, Anh. 3 73/74 suff. 60 or 61 Marcus Vettius Bolanus 75/76 suff. 66 Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus 77/78 suff. 68 Gnaeus Arrius Antoninus 78/79 suff. 69 Marcus Ulpius Trajanus 79/80 suff. c. 70 Gaius Laecanius Bassus Caecina Paetus 80/81 suff. 70

Governors under Domitian Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 304–323 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Sextus Julius Frontinus 84/85 suff. 73 Publius Nonius Asprenas Caesius Cassianus 86/87 suff. 72 or 73 Gaius Vettulenus Civica Cerealis 87/88 suff. between 73 and 76 Removed before the completion of his term Gaius Minicius Italus = ILS 1374 88 N/A Equestrian procurator of Asia, replaced Cerealis Lucius Mestrius Florus 88/89 suff. between 73 and 76 Marcus Fulvius Gillo 89/90 suff. 76 Lucius Luscius Ocrea 90/91 suff. 77 or 78 Publius Calvisius Ruso Julius Frontinus 92/93 suff. c. 84 Lucius Junius Caesennius Paetus 93/94 suff. 79 Marcus Atilius Postumus Bradua 94/95 suff. 80 RufusEck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", p. 189 ? 91/91 or ? 95/96 unknown Eck suggests either Quintus Corellius Rufus (suff. 78), or C. Marius Marcellus Octavius Rufus (suff. 80)Eck, "Prokonsuln von Asia in der flavisch-traianischen Zeit", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 45 (1982), p. 151

Governors under Nerva and Trajan Unless otherwise stated, the following entries are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten", pp. 324–362 Name Date proconsul Date consul Notes Lucius Calventius Sextus Carminius Vetus 96/97 suff. 83 Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator 98/99 suff. c. 84 Q. Julius Balbus 100/101 suff. 85 [Q. Vibius?] Secun(dus) 101/102 suff. 86 C. Aquillius Proculus 103/104 suff. 90 L. Albius Pullaienus Pollio 104/105 suff. 90 Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus 105/106 suff. 92 [L. Dasumius?] Hadrianus 106/107 unknown If identical with the suffect, his consulate was before 87 Lucius Nonius Calpurnius Torquatus Asprenas 107/108 cos. 94 Marcus Lollius Paulinus Decimus Valerius Asiaticus Saturninus 108/109 suff. 94 Gaius Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus 109/110 suff. 94 Lucius Baebius Tullus 110/111 suff. 95 Quintus Fabius Postuminus 111/112 suff. 96 Cornelius Tacitus 112/113 suff. 97 Aulus Vicirius Martialis 113/114 suff. 98 M. (Ostorius) Scapula 114/115 suff. 99 Quintus Fulvius Gillo Bittius Proculus 115/116 suff. 99 Ti. Julius Ferox 116/117 suff. 99

Governors under Hadrian