This is a list of governors of the

Roman province of Syria Roman Syria was an early Roman province annexed to the Roman Republic in 64 BC by Pompey in the Third Mithridatic War following the defeat of King of Armenia Tigranes the Great. Following the partition of the Herodian Kingdom of Judea into te ...

. From 27 BC, the province was governed by an imperial legate of praetorian rank. The province was merged with Roman Judaea in 135 AD to form Syria Palaestina until 193 AD when it was divided into

Syria Coele Coele-Syria (, also spelt Coele Syria, Coelesyria, Celesyria) alternatively Coelo-Syria or Coelosyria (; grc-gre, Κοίλη Συρία, ''Koílē Syría'', 'Hollow Syria'; lat, Cœlē Syria or ), was a region of Syria in classical antiquit ...

and Syria Phoenicia. In c. 415 AD, Syria Coele was divided into Syria Prima and Syria Secunda. During the reign of Theodosius I (379 – 395), Syria Phoenicia was divided into Phoenicia Maritima and Phoenicia Libanensis.

Proconsular governors of Syria (65–27 BC)

* 65–62: Marcus Aemilius Scaurus * 61–60: Lucius Marcius Philippus * 59–58:

Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus Gnaeus Cornelius Lentulus Marcellinus (''c.'' 90 BC – ''c.'' 48 BC) was a Roman statesman and consul of 56 BC. He was married at least twice. His first wife is unknown but his second wife was probably Scribonia, at least twenty years his junior, ...

* 57–54:

Aulus Gabinius Aulus Gabinius (by 101 BC – 48 or 47 BC) was a Roman statesman and general. He was an avid supporter of Pompey who likewise supported Gabinius. He was a prominent figure in the latter days of the Roman Republic. Career In 67 BC, when tribune ...

* 54–53: Marcus Licinius Crassus * 53–51:

Gaius Cassius Longinus Gaius Cassius Longinus (c. 86 BC – 3 October 42 BC) was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC. He was the brother-in-law of Brutus, another leader of the cons ...

* 51–50: Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus * 50/49: Veiento * 49–48:

Metellus Scipio Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio (c. 95 – 46 BC), often referred to as Metellus Scipio, was a Roman senator and military commander. During the civil war between Julius Caesar and the senatorial faction led by Pompey, he was a staunch sup ...

* 47–46: Sextus Julius Caesar * 46–44: Quintus Caecilius Bassus * 45: Gaius Antistius Vetus * 44: Lucius Staius Murcus * 44–43:

Quintus Marcius Crispus Quintus Marcius Crispus (fl. 1st century BC) was a Roman senator and military officer who served under Julius Caesar during the civil wars of the late republic. Biography A member of the Plebeian gens Marcia, Crispus had possibly been elected to ...

* 44–42:

* 41–40:

Lucius Decidius Saxa Lucius Decidius Saxa (died 40 BC) was a Roman general in the 1st century BC. He was born in Spain, perhaps of Italian origin. In 49 BC he fought as a supporter of Julius Caesar in Spain against an army allied with Pompey. In 44 BC he was tribune o ...

* 40–39: '' Parthian occupation'' * 39–38:

Publius Ventidius Bassus Publius Ventidius ( 89–38 BC) was a Roman general and one of Julius Caesar's protégés. He won key victories against the Parthians which resulted in the deaths of key leaders – victories which redeemed the losses of Crassus and paved the wa ...

* 38–37:

Gaius Sosius Gaius Sosius ( 39–17 BC) was a Roman general and politician who featured in the wars of the late Republic as a staunch supporter of Mark Antony. Under the latter's patronage he held important state offices and military commands, serving a ...

* 35: Lucius Munatius Plancus * 34/33–33/32:

Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus Lucius Calpurnius Bibulus (? – died around 32 B.C.) was a Roman statesman. He was the son of the consul Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. Biography Lucius Bibulus was the son of Julius Caesar's implacable enemy Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus. His mother coul ...

* 30: Quintus Didius * 29: Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus * 28–25:

Cicero Minor Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor ( la, Minor, label=none, lit=younger), or Cicero the Younger, was born in 64 or 65 BC. He was the son of Marcus Tullius Cicero, who as a distinguished orator and consular senator was one of the leading figures of the Rom ...

Propraetorial Imperial Legates of Roman Syria (27 BC to 135 AD)

Proconsular Imperial Legates of Syria Palestina (135 AD to 193 AD)

Proconsular Imperial Legates of Syria Coele (193 AD to c. 295 AD)

Propraetorial Imperial Legates of Syria Phoenicia (193 AD to c. 295 AD)

''Consularis'' Governors of Syria Coele (c. 295 AD to c. 415 AD)

''Consularis'' Governors of Syria Phoenicia (c. 295 AD to c. 395 AD)

Footnotes

Bibliography

* Schürer Emil, Vermes Geza, Millar Fergus, ''The history of the Jewish people in the age of Jesus Christ (175 B.C.-A.D. 135)'', Volume I, Edinburgh 1973, p. 243-266 (Survey of the Roman Province of Syria from 63 B.C. to A.D. 70). * Linda Jones Hall, ''Roman Berytus: Beirut in late antiquity'' (2004) * Martindale, J. R.; Jones, A. H. M, ''The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire'', Vol. I AD 260–395, Cambridge University Press (1971) {{Roman Governors Roman governors of Syria Roman governors of Syria Roman governors of Syria Roman governors of Syria Lists of office-holders in ancient Rome Syria ca:Síria (província romana)#Governadors romans de Síria pl:Syria (prowincja rzymska)