Roman governors of Cappadocia

This is a list of known governors of the Roman province of Cappadocia. It was created in AD 17 as an imperial consular province by the Emperor Tiberius, following the death of king Archelaus. The Pontic and Armenian territories were split off by Diocletian during his reorganization of the empire during the 290s, and the province was reduced to the region of Cappadocia proper. In the late 330s, the eastern half of the province was split off to form the provinces of Armenia Prima and Armenia Secunda. In 371, emperor Valens split off the south-western region around Tyana, which became Cappadocia Secunda under a praeses, while the remainder became Cappadocia Prima under a consularis. In the period 535-553, under emperor Justinian I, Cappadocia Prima and Secunda were reunited under a proconsul, and eventually this province became the themata of Anatolikon and Armeniakon sometime during the seventh century. Many of the dates listed are approximate dates the office was held.

Julio-Claudian dynasty

• Quintus Veranius—c. AD 18
• Lucius Caesennius Paetus—61-62

Flavian dynasty

• ? Marcus Ulpius Trajanus^[1]—70/71-72/73
• Gnaeus Pompeius Collega—73/74-76/77
• Marcus Hirrus Fronto Neratius Pansa—77/78-79/80
• Aulus Caesennius Gallus—80/81-82/83
• ? Publius Valerius Patruinus—83/84-85/86
• Tiberius Julius Candidus Marius Celsus—89/90-91/92
• Lucius Antistius Rusticus—92/93-93/94
• Lucius Caesennius Sospes—93/94
• Titus Pomponius Bassus—94/95-99/100
• Quintus Orfitasius Aufidius Umber—100/101-103/104
• Publius Calvisius Ruso Julius Frontinus—104/105-106/107
• Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus—107/108-110/111

After creation of the province of Galatia

• Marcus Junius Homullus^[2]—111/112-113/114
• Lucius Catilius Severus Julianus Claudius Reginus—114/5-116/117
• Gaius Bruttius Praesens Lucius Fulvius Rusticus—121/122-123/124
• (? Lucius) Statorius Secundus—124/125-126/127
• Titus Prifernius Paetus Rosianus Geminus—127/128-129/130
• Lucius Flavius Arrianus—130/131-136/137
• Lucius Optatus Ligarianus—137/138-139/140
• Lucius Burburleius Optatus Ligarianus^[3]—c. 138-141
• Publius Cassius Secundus—c. 141-c. 144
• Lucius Aemilius Carus—c. 148-c. 151
• Marcus Cassius Apollinaris—c. 151-c. 154
• Marcus Sedatius Severianus—c. 157-161/162
• Marcus Statius Priscus Licinius Italicus—162-c. 163
• Lucius Julius Statilius Sevrus—c. 163-c. 166
• Publius Martius Verus—166-175
• Gaius Arrius Antoninus—175-c. 177

Third century governors

• Claudius Hieronymianus—c. 212
• Gaius Catius Clemens—Between 236 and 238

References

1. Unless otherwise stated, the names of the proconsular governors from 69 to 111 are taken from Werner Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten der senatorischen Statthalter von 69/70 bis 138/139", Chiron, 12 (1982), pp. 281-362; 13 (1983), pp. 147-237
2. Unless otherwise stated, the names of the proconsular governors from 111 to 139 are taken from Eck, "Jahres- und Provinzialfasten"
3. Unless otherwise stated, the names of the proconsular governors from 138 to 177 are taken from Géza Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antoninen (Bonn: Rudolf Habelt Verlag, 1977), pp. 220f