List of Roman governors of Britain
This is a List of governors of the province(s) of Roman Britain. Britain was a consular province, which means its governors need to be appointed consul by Rome before they could govern it. While this rank could be obtained either as a suffect or ordinares, a number of governors were consul ordinares, and also appear in the List of Early Imperial Roman Consuls. (Note: because this list has been reconstructed from inscriptions and mentions from historians, this list is incomplete and almost all dates are approximate.)
Governors of Britannia
- Aulus Plautius, 43-47
- Publius Ostorius Scapula, 47-52
- Aulus Didius Gallus, 52-57
- Quintus Veranius, 57-58
- Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, 58-61
- Publius Petronius Turpilianus, 61-63
- Marcus Trebellius Maximus, 63-69
- Marcus Vettius Bolanus, 69-71
- Quintus Petillius Cerialis, 71-74, subdued the Boudicca rebellion
- Sextus Julius Frontinus, 74-78, also a military writer
- Gnaeus Julius Agricola, 78-84, conqueror of Southern Scotland
- Sallustius Lucullus, 89 or 93
- Publius Metilius Nepos, 96
- Titus Avidius Quietus, 97-101
- Lucius Neratius Marcellus, 101-103
- Marcus Appius Bradua, 115-118
- Quintus Pompeius Falco, 118-122
- Aulus Platorius Nepos, 122-125
- Sextus Julius Severus, 131-133
- Publius Mummius Sisenna, 133-135
- Tiberius Claudius Quartinus, 136-138
- Quintus Lollius Urbicus, 138-144
- Gnaeus Papirius Aelianus, circa 146
- Gnaeus Julius Verus, circa 158
- Marcus Statius Priscus, 161-162
- Sextus Calpurnius Agricola, 163-166
- Quintus Antistius Adventus, 173-176
- Carellius, circa 178
- Marcus Atitius Crescens Calpurnianus, circa 182
- Ulpius Marcellus, circa 184
- Publius Helvius Pertinax, 185-187, later Roman Emperor
- Decimus Clodius Albinus, 191-197, Imperial usurper
- Virius Lupus, 197-202
- Marcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus, ?202
- Gaius Valerius Pudens, 202-205
- Lucius Alfenus Senecio, 205-211
In the third century, Britain is partitioned into two separate provinces: Britannia Superior in the south, with its capital at Londinium, and Britannia Inferior in the north, with its capital at Eboracum (York).
Governors of Britannia Superior
- Gaius Junius Faustinus, ?211-222?
- Titus Julius Pollienus Auspex, ?223-226
- Rufinus
- Marcus Martiannius Pulcher
- Titus Desticius Juba, ?253-255
Governors of Britannia Inferior
- Gaius Julius Marcus, ?211-215?
- Marcus Antonius Gordianus, ?215-218?
- Modius Julius, ?218-219?
- Tiberius Claudius Paulinus, 220
- Marius Valerianus, 221-223?
- Claudius Xenephon, 223
- Maximus, ?223-225
- Claudius Apellinus, dates uncertain, between 222-235
- Calvisius Rufus, dates uncertain, between 222-235
- Valerius Crescens Fulvianus, dates uncertain, between 222-235
- Tuccianus ?236-237?
- Maecilius Fuscus, dates uncertain, between 238-244
- Egnatius Lucilianus, dates uncertain, between 238-244
- Nonius Philippus, ?241-242?
- Octavius Sabinus, dates uncertain, between 260-269 (under the Gallic Empire)
Miscellaneous Governors
Following the reabsorption of Britain into the Roman Empire, the island was further repartitioned yet again, this time into four seperate provinces, Maxima Caesariensis in the southeast, with its capital at London, Flavia Caesariensis in the east, with its capital at Lincoln, Britannia Secunda in the north, with its capital at York, and Britannia Prima in the west (including present day Wales), with its capital at Cirencester. The following names are the few which have survived from this era, covering the span of time until 410, when the Emperor Honorius withdrew Roman military forces from the island, effectively ceding control of the region.