List of governors of Roman Egypt - Wikipedia List of governors of Roman Egypt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Augustal prefect) Jump to navigation Jump to search Wikipedia list article "Pompey's Pillar", erected in Alexandria by the governor Aristius Optatus in the reign of Diocletian (r. 284–305) During the Roman Empire, the governor of Roman Egypt (praefectus Aegypti) was a prefect who administered the Roman province of Egypt with the delegated authority (imperium) of the emperor. Egypt was established as a Roman province in consequence of the Battle of Actium, where Cleopatra as the last independent ruler of Egypt and her Roman ally Mark Antony were defeated by Octavian, the adopted heir of the assassinated Roman dictator Julius Caesar. Octavian then rose to supreme power with the title Augustus, ending the era of the Roman Republic and installing himself as princeps, the so-called "leading citizen" of Rome who in fact acted as an autocratic ruler. Although senators continued to serve as governors of most other provinces (the senatorial provinces), especially those annexed under the Republic, the role of Egypt during the civil war with Antony and its strategic and economic importance prompted Augustus to ensure that no rival could secure Aegyptus as an asset. He thus established Egypt as an imperial province, to be governed by a prefect he appointed from men of the equestrian order. A prefect of Egypt usually held the office for three or four years.[1] An equestrian appointed to the office received no specialized training, and seems to have been chosen for his military experience and knowledge of Roman law and administration.[1] Any knowledge he might have of Egypt and its arcane traditions of politics and bureaucracy—which Philo of Alexandria described as "intricate and diversified, hardly grasped even by those who have made a business of studying them from their earliest years"—was incidental to his record of Roman service and the emperor's favor.[1] Contents 1 Prefects during the Principate 2 Later Roman Diocese (330 – 395) 3 First Byzantine Period (395 – 616) 4 Sassanian Occupation 5 Second Byzantine Period (628-642) 6 References 7 Further reading Prefects during the Principate[edit] Unless otherwise noted, governors from 30 BC to AD 299 are taken from Guido Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 17 (1975), pp. 263-321, 323-328 30–26 BC: Gaius Cornelius Gallus 26–24 BC: Aelius Gallus 24–22 BC: Gaius Petronius or Publius Petronius 13–12 BC: Publius Rubrius Barbarus 7–4 BC: Gaius Turranius AD 2–3: Publius Octavius 3–10: Quintus Ostorius Scapula 10–11: Gaius Julius Aquila 11–12: Lucius Antonius Pedo 12–14: Marcus Magius Maximus circa 15: Lucius Seius Strabo circa 15: Aemilius Rectus 16–32: Gaius Galerius circa 32: Vitrasius Pollio (died in office) circa 32: Hiberus (Vice prefect) 33–38: Aulus Avilius Flaccus circa 38: Quintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro 38–41: Gaius Vitrasius Pollio 41–42: Lucius Aemilius Rectus between 42 and 45: Marcus Heius 45–48: Gaius Julius Postumus 48–52: Gnaeus Vergilius Capito circa 54: Lucius Lusius Geta 55–59: Tiberius Claudius Balbillus Modestus 60–62: Lucius Julius Vestinus 63–66: Gaius Caecina Tuscus 66–69: Tiberius Julius Alexander 70: Lucius Peducius Colo(nus?) 71–73: Tiberius Julius Lupus circa 74: Gaius Valerius Paulinus 75–76: [S]ept[imius?] Nu[...] 76/77 or 77/78:[2] Lucius Julius Ursus 78–79: Gaius Aeterius Fronto 80–82: Gaius Tettius Cassianus Priscus 83–84: Lucius Laberius Maximus 85–88: Gaius Septimius Vegetus 89–92: Marcus Mettius Rufus 92–93: Titus Petronius Secundus 94–98: Marcus Junius Rufus 98–100: Gaius Pompeius Planta 100–103: Gaius Minicius Italus 103–107: Gaius Vibius Maximus 107–112: Servius Sulpicius Similis 113–117: Marcus Rutilius Lupus 117–119: Quintus Rammius Martialis 120–124: Titus Haterius Nepos 126: Petronius Quadratus[3] 126–133: Titus Flavius Titianus 133–137: Marcus Petronius Mamertinus 137–142: Gaius Avidius Heliodorus 142–143: Gaius Valerius Eudaemon 144–147: Lucius Valerius Proculus 147–148: Marcus Petronius Honoratus 150–154: Lucius Munatius Felix 154–159: Marcus Sempronius Liberalis 159–160: Titus Furius Victorinus 161: Lucius Volusius Maecianus 161–164: Marcus Annaeus Syriacus 164–167: Titus Flavius Titianus 167–168: Quintus Baienus Blassianus 168–169: Marcus Bassaeus Rufus 170–176: Gaius Calvisius Statianus 176: Gaius Caecilius Salvianus (Vice prefect) 176–179[4] Titus Pactumeius Magnus 179–180: Titus Aius Sanctus circa 181: Titus Flavius Piso 181–183: Decimus Veturius Macrinus circa 184:Vernasius Facundus 185: Titus Longaeus Rufus 185–187: Pomponius Faustinianus 188: Marcus Aurelius Verrianus circa 188: Marcus Aurelius Papirius Dionysius 189–190: Quintus Tineius Demetrius 190: Claudius Lucilianus 192: Larcius Memor 192–194: Lucius Mantennius Sabinus 195–196: Marcus Ulpius Primianus 197–200: Quintus Aemilius Saturninus 200–203: Quintus Maecius Laetus 203–206: Claudius Julianus 206–211: Tiberius Claudius Subatianus Aquila 212–213: Lucius Baebius Aurelius Juncinus 214–215:[5] Marcus Aurelius Septimius Heraclitus (executed by Caracalla) 216: Aurelius Antinous (vice prefect) 216–217: Lucius Valerius Datus 218: Julius Basilianus 218–219: Callistianus 219–221: Geminius Chrestus 222: Lucius Domitius Honoratus 222–223: Marcus Aedinius Julianus 224: Marcus Aurelius Epagatus 224–225: Tiberius Claudius Herennianus 229–230: Claudius Masculinus 231: Marcus Aurelius Zeno Januarius 232–237: Maebius Honoratianus circa 240: Lucius Lucretius Annianus 241–242: Gnaeus Domitius Philippus 242–245: Aurelius Basileus 245–248: Gaius Valerius Firmus 249–250: Aurelius Appius Sabinus 251–252: Faltonius Restitutianus 252–253: Lissenius Proculus 253: Septimius [...][6] 253: Lucius Titinius Clodianus 253–256: Titus Magnius Felix Crescentillianus 257–258: Ulpius Pasion circa 258: Claudius Theodorus 258–262: Lucius Mussius Aemilianus 262–263: Aurelius Theodotus circa 264: Gaius Claudius Firmus 266: Cussonius I[...] 267: Juvenius Genialis 270: Tenagino Probus 271: Julius Marcellinus 271–273: Statilius Ammianus 273: Gaius Claudius Firmus 280–281: Sallustius Hadrianius 283: Celerinus 283–284: Pomponius Januarianus circa 284: Marcus Aurelius Diogenes 285: Aurelius Mercurius circa 286: Peregrinus 287–290: Gaius Valerius Pompeianus 291–292:[7] Titius Honoratus 292–293: Rupilius Felix 297: Aristius Optatus 297: Aurelius Achilles 298: Aemilius Rusticianus 298–299: Aelius Publius 299–300: Heraclius between 303 and 311: Apollonius c. 303: Eustratius (?) 303–306: Clodius Culcianus 307: Sossianus Hierocles[8] 308: Valerius Victorinus 308–309: Aelius Hyginus c. 310: Titinnius Clodianus 312: Aurelius Ammonius before 328: Aurelius Apion Later Roman Diocese (330 – 395)[edit] Prefects of the province of Egypt. Names and dates taken from the Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, vol. 1, pp. 1084–1085. Magnilianus (330) Florentius (331) Hyginus (331–332) Paterius (333–335) Philagrius I (335–337) Antonius Theodorus ([337?–]338) Philagrius II (338–340) Longinus (341–343) Palladius (344) Nestorius (345–352) Sebastianus (353–354) Maximus (355 – 11 Feb. 356) Catafronius (10 Jun. 356 – 357) Parnassius (357–359) Italicianus (3 months in 359) Faustinus (359–361) Hermogenes (uncertain, before 361?) Himerius (early–mid 4th century?) Gerontius (30 Nov. 361 – 4 Feb. 362) Ecdicius Olympus (Oct. 362 – 16 Sep. 363) Hierius (364) Maximus (364) Flavianus (364 – 21 Jul. 366) Proclianus (366–367) Anonymous (between 367 and 375) Eutolmius Tatianus (27 Jan. 367 – 6 Oct. 370)[9] Olympius Palladius (370–371) Aelius Palladius (371–374) ??Publius (376?) ??Bassianus (379) ??Hadrianus (379) Julianus (17 Mar. 380) ??Antoninus (381[–382?]) Palladius (14 May 382) Hypatius I (29 Apr. – 8 May 383) Optatus (4 Feb. 384) Florentius (20 Dec. 384 – 16 Jun. 386) Paulinus (25 Jul. – 30 Nov. 386) Eusebius (387) Ulpius Erythrius (30 Apr. 388) Alexander (388 – 18 Feb. 390) Evagrius (16 Jun. 391) Hypatius II (Apr. 392) Potamius (5 May – 30 Jul. 392) Damonicus (uncertain, late 4th century?) Theodorus (late 4th century) First Byzantine Period (395 – 616)[edit] Names and dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (1989).[10] Titles: Prefect (395 - 539)[10] Dux (539 - 616)[10] # Governor Start End 1 Charmosynus 395 5 February 396 2 Gennadius (or Torquatus) 5 February 396 30 March 396 3 Remigius 30 March 396 17 June 397 4 Archelaus 17 June 397 ? 5 Unknown ? ? 6 Pentadius 403 404 7 Euthalius 404 ? 8 Unknown ? ? 9 Orestes 415 ? 10 Callistus 422 ? 11 Cleopater 435 ? 12 Charmosinus 442 ? 13 Theodorus 451 ? 14 Florus 453 ? 15 Alexander 468 ? 16 Unknown ? ? 17 Boethus 476 477 18 Anthemius 477 478 19 Theoctistus 478 479 20 Theognostus 479 ? 21 Apollonius 482 482 22 Pergamius 482 ? 23 Eutrechius 485 ? 24 Theodorus 487 487 25 Arsenius 487 ? 26 Eustathius 501 ? 27 Theodosius c. 510 ? 28 Licinius 520 ? 29 Hephaestus 527 ? 30 Dioscorus 535 ? 31 Rhodon 537 ? 32 Petrus Marcellinus Felix Liberius 539 542 33 Ioannes Laxarion 542 ? 34 Flavorinus c. 560 ? 35 Iustinus 566 ? 36 Ioannes 582 ? 37 Paulus c. 585 ? 38 Ioannes c. 588 ? 39 Constantinus c. 592 ? 40 Menas c. 595 ? 41 Petrus (or Iustinus) 600 603 42 Ioannes c. 606 ? 43 Nicetas 614 ? Sassanian Occupation[edit] # Governor Start End Termination 1 Shahrbaraz 618 before 621 2 Sahralanyozan ca. 621 625? 3 Shahrbaraz ca. 626? ca. 628 Egypt recorded as being under Shahrbaraz's control when he concluded his agreement with Heraclius on withdrawal of Persian troops Second Byzantine Period (628-642)[edit] # Governor Start End Title as governor Termination 1 Unknown[10] 628 629 - - 2 Anastasius[10] 629[10] 640[10] Military Prefect[10] - Cyrus of Alexandria 630s 630s Patriarch and Pope recalled by the emperor 3 Theodorus[10] 641[10] 17 September 642[10] Military Prefect[10] - Cyrus of Alexandria 630s 642 Patriarch and Pope surrendered to Umar References[edit] ^ a b c Alan K. Bowman, Egypt After the Pharaohs 332 BC-AD 642: From Alexander to the Arab Conquest (University of California Press, 1986, 1996), p. 66. ^ Following here Magioncalda Andreina, "La carriera di l. Iulius Ursus e le alte prefetture equestri nel I sec. D.C.", Cahiers du Centre Gustave Glotz, 23 (2012), pp. 118f ^ O.W. Reinmuth disagrees, dating Quadratus between 180 and 190. ("A Working List of the Prefects of Egypt, 30 B.C. to 299 A.D.", in Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists, 4 (1967), p. 104) ^ Guido Bastianini ("Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: Aggiunte e correzioni", Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik, 38 (1980), p. 83) found a document from his term dated to 179 ^ Bastianini ("Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: Aggiunte e correzioni", p. 86) found a document from his term dated to 214 ^ Added from Bastianini, "Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: Aggiunte e correzioni", pp. 75-89 ^ Guido Bastianini ("Lista dei prefetti d'Egitto dal 30a al 299p: Aggiunte e correzioni", p. 86) found a document from his term dated to 291 ^ However, John R. Martindale dates his tenure to 310 ("Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire: Addenda et Corrigenda to Volume I", Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte, 23 (1974) p. 248) ^ First governor to be styled "Augustal prefect". PLRE 1, p. 876 ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Stewart, John (1989). African States and Rulers. London: McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 0-89950-390-X. Further reading[edit] Heinz Hübner: Der Praefectus Aegypti von Diokletian bis zum Ende der römischen Herrschaft. Filser, München-Pasing 1952. Oscar William Reinmuth: The Prefect of Egypt from Augustus to Diocletian. Leipzig 1935. Arthur Stein: Die Präfekten von Ägypten in der römischen Kaiserzeit. 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