Roman governors for the Province(s) of Britannia

Introduction
The province of Britannia was one single entity from AD 43 to around AD 197 when it was divided into two provinces, Britannia Superior and Britannia Inferior. In AD 293 it was further sub-divided and for much of this later period the control of the various areas was often taken by people usurping power from the Emperors in distant Rome.

Evidence for the names and sequence of governors is not complete. The data is derived from Roman historians and epigraphical sources and thus there are gaps and ambiguous entries. The latter part of the Roman occupation is particularly poorly represented. The information given is therefore subject to new findings and reinterpretations.

Names Aulus Plautius Publius Ostorius Scapula Aulus Didius Gallus Quintus Veranius Gaius Suetonius Paulinus Publius Petronius Turpilianus Marcus Trebellius Maximus Marcus Vettius Bolanus Quintus Petillius Cerialis Sextus Julius Frontinus Gnaeus Julius Agricola Sallustius Lucullus Publius Metilius Nepos Tiberius Avidius Quietus Lucius Neratius Marcellus Marcus Appius/Atilius Bradua Quintus Pompeius Falco Aulus Platorius Nepos Trebius Germanus Sextus Julius Severus Publius Mummius Sisenna Quintus Lollius Urbicus Gnaeus Papirius Aelianus Gnaeus Julius Verus ...?-anus Longus/Longinus Marcus Statius Priscus Sextus Calpurnius Agricola Quintus Antistius Adventus [?] Caerellius Priscus Ulpius Marcellus Publius Helvius Pertinax Decimus Clodius Albinus (Caesar 193; died 197) Virius Lupus Marcus Antius Crescens Calpurnianus Gaius Valerius Pudens Lucius Alfenus Senecio Britannia Superior Gaius Junius Faustinus Postumianus Titus Julius Pollienus Auspex Rufinus Marcus Martiannius Pulcher Titus Desticius Juba Britannia Inferior Gaius Julius Marcus [Marcus Antonius Gor]dianus Modius Julius Tiberius Claudius Paulinus Marius Valerianus Claudius Xenephon Maximus Claudius Apellinus Calvisius Rufus Valerius Crescens Fulvianus [T]uccianus? Maecilius Fuscus Egnatius Lucilianus Nonius Philippus Marcus Valerius Felix Octavius Sabinus

Dates 43-46 47-52 52-57 57/58 ?58-61 61/2-63 63-69 69-71 71-73/4 73/4-77/8 78-84 (or 77-83) 83/4-96 by 96 ?97/8-?100/1 ?100/1-103 or perhaps 115-118 118-122 122-?125 c.126 c.131-132/3 ?132/3-135 or 138/9-?144 by 146 by 158 158/9-161 161/2 by 163/4-?166 period 169-180 period 169-180 180-? 185-?187 191/192-? 197-?200/202 acting governor ?202 202/203-205 or later 205/207-? ? ?period c.223-226 ? ? period 253-255 by 213 ? by 216 by 219 220 221-222/223 223 by 225 period 222-235 period 222-235 period 222-235 by 237 period 238-244 period 238-244 by 242 by 244 period 260-269

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