This is a list of known governors of Mauretania Caesariensis. It was one of the imperial provinces, governed by an appointee of the emperor, in this case a member of the equites . Some governors of Mauretania Caesariensis were also assigned to govern the neighboring province of Mauretania Tingitana; their names appear in bold.
Date | Prefect |
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43 - 48 | Marcus Fadius Celer Flavianus Maximus [1] |
69 | Lucceius Albinus [2] (procurator Augusti pro legato) |
c. 73 - 75 | Sextus Sentius Caecilianus [3] ( legatus Augusti pro praetore ordinandae utriusque Mauretaniae ) |
c. 107 | Titus Caesernius Statius Quinctius Macedo [4] (procurator Augusti) |
120 ? - 122 | Lucius Seius Avitus [5] (procurator Augusti pro legato) |
between 128 and 131 | [V]ettius Latro [6] |
c. 131 | ...]ganius Maximus [7] (procurator Augusti) |
c. 137 | Gaius Petronius Celer [8] (procurator Augusti) |
143 ? - 145 ? | Titus Flavius Priscus Gallonius Fronto Quintus Marcius Turbo [9] (procurator Augusti pro legato) |
150 | Porcius Vetustinus [10] |
c. 152 | Titus Varius Clemens [11] |
165 - 168 | Sextus Baius Pudens [12] (procurator Augustorum) |
173 ? - 176 ? | Tiberius Claudius Priscianus [13] (procurator Augusti) |
after 176 | Publius Aelius Crispinus [14] (procurator Augustorum pro legato) |
between 184 and 191 | Claudius Perpetuus [15] (procurator Augusti) |
c. 194/195 | Gnaeus Nunnius Martial [16] (procurator Augusti) |
196 ? - 197 ? | Lucius Alfenus Senecio [17] (procurator Augusti) |
200 - 203 ? | Gnaeus Haius Diadumenianus [18] (procurator Augustorum pro legato utrarumque Mauritaniarum Tingitanae et Caesariensis) |
205 - 207 | Quintus Sallustius Macrinianus [19] (procurator Augustorum pro legato utrarumque Mauritaniarum Tingitanae et Caesariensis) |
between 209 and 211 | Gaius Octavius Pudens Caesius Honoratus [20] ( procurator Augustorum ) |
between 200 and 212 | Gaius Julius Pacatianus [21] (procurator Augusti pro legato) |
212 - 214 ? | Quintus Munatius Celsus [22] ( praeses ) |
c. 216 | Marcus Antonius Sabinus [23] (procurator) |
217/218 | Claudius Pyrrhus [24] [25] (procurator) |
c. 218 - after 222 | Titus Aelius Decrianus [26] (procurator Augusti) |
c. 221 | Julius Cestillus [27] (procurator Augusti) |
217 ? - before 231 or after 250 | Marcus Aurelius Zeno Januarius [28] (procurator Augusti praeses) |
between 221 and 223 or between 230 and 232 | Gaius Julius Maximinus ? [29] (procurator Augusti praepositus limitis) |
c. 227 | Titus Licinius Hierocletes [30] (procurator Augusti praeses provinciae) |
between 222 and 235 | Publius Flavius Clemens [31] (procurator Augusti) |
233 ? - 236 | Publius Sallustius Sempronius Victor [32] (procurator Augusti) |
236 - 238 ? | Publius Aelius Vitalianus [33] (procurator Augusti) Quintus Valerius [34] (procurator Augusti) |
238 ? - c. 244 | Faltonius Restitutianus [35] (praeses) |
c. 244 - 249 ? | Lucius Catellius Livianus [36] (procurator Augusti) |
between 247 and 249 | Marcus Aurelius Atonus Marcellus [37] (procurator Augusti praeses) |
253 - 260 ? | Marcus Cornelius Octavianus [38] (praeses) |
c. 263 | Marcus Aurelius Victor [39] (procurator praeses) |
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