This is a list of known governors of the Roman province of

Cilicia Cilicia (); el, Κιλικία, ''Kilikía''; Middle Persian: ''klkyʾy'' (''Klikiyā''); Parthian: ''kylkyʾ'' (''Kilikiyā''); tr, Kilikya). is a geographical region in southern Anatolia in Turkey, extending inland from the northeastern coa ...

. Although ''

imperium In ancient Rome, ''imperium'' was a form of authority held by a citizen to control a military or governmental entity. It is distinct from '' auctoritas'' and '' potestas'', different and generally inferior types of power in the Roman Republic a ...

'' along the southern coast of Asia Minor had been assigned to various propraetors beginning in 104 BC, it was only annexed to the

Roman Republic The Roman Republic ( la, Res publica Romana ) was a form of government of Rome and the era of the classical Roman civilization when it was run through public representation of the Roman people. Beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Ki ...

as a province in 64 BC by Pompey as a consequence of his victory in the

Third Mithridatic War The Third Mithridatic War (73–63 BC), the last and longest of the three Mithridatic Wars, was fought between Mithridates VI of Pontus and the Roman Republic. Both sides were joined by a great number of allies dragging the entire east of the ...

. Cyprus was included in this province from 58 BC until 27 BC. Further subtractions and additions to its territory were made until AD 72, after which its boundaries were unchanged until Diocletian divided the province into three parts:

Cilicia Prima Cilicia () was an early Roman province, located on what is today the southern (Mediterranean) coast of Turkey. Cilicia was annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey, as a consequence of its military presence in the east, after pursuing vi ...

, under a ''

consularis ''Consularis'' is a Latin adjective indicating something pertaining to the position or rank of consul. In Ancient Rome it was also used as a noun (plural ''consulares'') to designate those senators who had held the office of consul or attained co ...

''; Cilicia Secunda, under a ''

praeses ''Praeses'' (Latin ''praesides'') is a Latin word meaning "placed before" or "at the head". In antiquity, notably under the Roman Dominate, it was used to refer to Roman governors; it continues to see some use for various modern positions. ...

''; and Isauria, also under a praeses. Although passing into

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

control following the division of the Empire into Western and Eastern parts, these later provinces were lost in the seventh century as a result of the Muslim conquest of the Levant.

Republican province

The list of governors from 96 BC to 31 BC is based on

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, ''The Magistrates of the Roman Republic'', vol. II and David Magie, ''Roman Rule in Asia Minor to the End of the Third Century After Christ'', pp. 1594–1596. * Sulla — circa 96 BC *

Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella was a consul of the Roman Republic in 81 BC, with Marcus Tullius Decula, during the dictatorship of Sulla. Biography Possibly a military tribune in 89 BC, Dolabella soon was attached to the staff of Sulla as a legate, h ...

— 80 BC * Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus — 78—74 BC *

Lucius Octavius Lucius Octavius (c. 11674 BC) was a Roman politician who was elected consul in 75 BC. Biography A member of the plebeian gens Octavia, and the son of Gnaeus Octavius (consul 87 BC), Lucius Octavius was elected praetor by 78 BC at the latest. He ...

— 74 BC * Lucius Licinius Lucullus Ponticus — 73—65 BC * Quintus Marcius Rex — 67—66 BC *

Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...

— 65—62 BC * Titus Ampius Balbus — 57—56 BC *

Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther ( – 47 BC) was a Roman politician and general. Hailing from the patrician family of the Cornelii, he helped suppress the Catilinarian conspiracy during his term as curule aedile in 63 BC and later se ...

— 56—53 BC * Appius Claudius Pulcher — 53—51 BC *

Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...

— 51—50 BC *

Gaius Coelius Caldus Gaius Coelius Caldus was a consul of the Roman Republic in 94 BC alongside his colleague Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. In 107 BC, Coelius Caldus was elected tribune of the plebs and passed a '' lex tabellaria,'' which ordained that in cases of ...

— 50 BC *

Publius Sestius Publius Sestius (d. after 35 BC) was a Roman politician and governor in the 1st century BC. He first appears as quaestor for the consul Gaius Antonius Hybrida and served in the campaign to put down the second Catilinarian conspiracy. He serve ...

— 49—47 BC * Quintus Phylippus — 47—46 BC *

Quintus Cornificius Quintus Cornificius (died 42 BC) was an ancient Roman of senatorial rank from the '' gens'' Cornificia. He was a general, orator and poet, a friend of Catullus and a correspondent of Cicero. He was also an augur. He wrote a now lost epyllion titl ...

— 46—45 BC * Lucius Volcatius Tullus — 45—44 BC

Imperial province

The list of governors from 31 BC to the mid-third century is based on Bernard Rémy,
Les carrières sénatoriales dans les provinces romaines d'Anatolie au Haut-Empire (31 av. J.-C. - 284 ap. J.-C.)
' (Istanbul: Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes-Georges Dumézil, 1989), pp. 341–357. * Cossutianus Capito—c. AD 50s * Publius Nonius Asprenas Caesius Cassianus—c. 72/73-73/74 * Septimius—74/75-75/76 ? * L. Octavius Memor—76/77-77/78 * Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus—88/89-90/91 ? * Q. Gellius Longus—91/92-93/94 * Marcus Titius Lustricus Bruttianus—Before 108 * Marcus Pompeius Macrinus—c. 110/111-112/113 * Titus Calestrius Tiro—113/114-115/116 * Gaius Bruttius Praesens—c. 116/117-117/118 * Jul(ius) Castus? ''or'' Jul(ius) Gallus? -- c. 118/119-119/120 * Titus Vibius Varus—130/131-132/133 *

Publius Pactumeius Clemens Publius Pactumeius Clemens was a Roman senator and jurisconsult active during the first century AD. He was suffect consul for the '' nundinium'' April-June 138 as the colleague of Marcus Vindius Verus; according to Ronald Syme, Clemens is the earl ...

—136/137-138/139 *

Gaius Julius Plancius Varus Cornutus Gaius Julius Plancius Varus Cornutus was a man of Roman Senatorial rank who lived in the Roman Empire in the 2nd century. Cornutus was the son of Gaius Julius Cornutus Tertullus and Plancia Magna. His paternal grandparents were the Proconsul and ...

—Between 119 and 138 * Aulus Claudius Charax—144/145-145/146 ''or'' 146/147 * Gaius Etrilius Regillus Laberius Priscus—147-149Alföldy, ''Konsulat und Senatorenstand'', p. 254 * Publius Cassius Dexter Augus anus Alpinus -- 149-151 * L. Saevinius Proculus—c. 174/175-176/177 * ..sus (?) Claudius Silus Q. Plautius Haterianus—c. 177/178-178/179 * Marcus (?) Claudius Cassius Apronianus—c.182/183Paul M. M. Leunissen, ''Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander (180-235 n. Chr.)'' (Amsterdam, 1989), p. 285 * Q. Venidius Rufus Marius Maximus L. Calvinianus—c. 194/196 * M. (?) Antonius Balbus—c. 198-200 * Antonius ..us—198/209 * Flavius Ulpianus—c. 202 * Flavius Julianus—c. 215/216-217/218 * Rutilianus—c. 215Leunissen, ''Konsuln und Konsulare'', p. 235 * Ostor us?-- Between 222 and 235 * M. Domitius Valerianus—Between 222 and 235 * L. Servius ..s Zeno—Between 238 and 244 * Caecilius Arellianus (procurator) -- Between 211 and 249 * C. Mevius Donatus Junianus—1st half 3rd century * A. Voconius Zeno—Between 253 and 268

References

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