List of Roman governors of Syria

This is a List of governors of the Roman province of Syria.

Governors of Syria
Date Governor
65 – 62 BC Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
61 – 60 BC Lucius Marcius Philippus
59 – 58 BC Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus
57 – 54 BC Aulus Gabinius
54 – 53 BC Marcus Licinius Crassus
53 – 51 BC Gaius Cassius Longinus
51 – 50 BC Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
50/49 BC Veiento
49 – 48 BC Metellus Scipio
47 – 46 BC Sextus Julius Caesar
46 – 44 BC Caecilius Bassus
45 BC Gaius Antistius Vetus
44 BC Lucius Staius Murcus
44 – 42 BC Gaius Cassius Longinus
41 – 40 BC Lucius Decidius Saxa
40 – 39 BC Parthian occupation
39 – 38 BC Publius Ventidius Bassus
38 – 37 BC Gaius Sosius
35 BC Lucius Munatius Plancus
34/33 – 33/32 BC Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus
30 BC Quintus Didius
29 BC Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus
28 – 25 BC Cicero Minor
25 – 23 BC Marcus Terentius Varro
23 – 13 BC Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
13/12 – 10/9 BC Marcus Titius
10/9 – 7/6 BC Gaius Sentius Saturninus
7/6 – 4 BC Publius Quinctilius Varus
4 – 1 BC Unknown [1]
1 BC – 4 Gaius Julius Caesar Vipsanianus
4 – 5 Lucius Volusius Saturninus
6 – 12 Publius Sulpicius Quirinius
12 – 17 Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus Silanus
17 – 19 Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso
19 – 21 Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus
22 – 32 Lucius Aelius Lamia
32 – 35 Lucius Pomponius Flaccus
35 – 39 Lucius Vitellius
39 – 41/42 Publius Petronius
41/42 – 44/45 Gnaeus Vibius Marcus
45 – 49 Cassius Longinus
50 – 60 Gaius Ummidius Durmius Quadratus
60 – 63 Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
63 – 67 Cestius Gallus
67 – 69 Gaius Licinius Mucianus
70 – 72 Lucius Caesennius Paetus
73 - 78 Marcus Ulpius Traianus

Footnotes

  1. ^ Some consider that Lucius Calpurnius Piso "the Pontifex" was here the governor of Syria. This is based on an inscription called the Lapis Tiburtinus.

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