- The Governor of Britannia was in charge of the civil and legal administration of the province, including all its military forces, and was based in London.
- He was a Proconsul and received the pay of a Ducenarius.
History of the Province
- One Province (43-197 CE)
- Conquest and Resistance (43-61 CE) The first capital was at Colchester until 61 CE, when it was moved to London.
- Conquest of northern Britannia and Caledonia (77-85 CE)
- The frontier retreated to Hadrian's Wall (122-126 CE)
- The frontier extended to the Antonine Wall (138-162 CE)
- The frontier retreated to Hadrian's Wall (162-197 CE)
- Two Provinces (197 CE)
- Britannia was divided into two Provinces:
- Britannia Superior:
- Britannia Inferior:
- with a Propraetor at York.
- Septimius Severus' Caledonian Campaign (208-211 CE)
- The Antonine Wall was briefly re-occupied during the invasion of Caledonia, then permanently abandoned after 211 CE and the frontier returned to Hadrian's Wall.
- Britannia was divided into two Provinces:
- Four Provinces (293 CE)
- Britannia was sub-divided into four Provinces. Each had an Equestrian Governor called a Praeses, who was under the authority of a Vicarius.
- Britannia Superior:
- Maxima Caesariensis
- with the Capital probably based at Cirencester, although possibly Gloucester.
- Britannia Prima
- with the Capital at London
- Maxima Caesariensis
- Britannia Inferior:
- Britannia Superior:
- Britannia was sub-divided into four Provinces. Each had an Equestrian Governor called a Praeses, who was under the authority of a Vicarius.
- A Fifth Province (369-408 CE)
- Between 369-408 CE, there was also a fifth Province called Valentia with its capital at Carlisle.
- Its territory is uncertain but it may have been located between Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall
List of the Governors of Roman Britannia (43-186 CE)
- 43-47 CE Aulus Plautius (Conqueror of Britannia)
- 47-52 CE Publius Ostorius Scapula
- 52-57 CE Aulus Didius Gallus
- 57-59 CE Quintus Veranius
- 59-61 CE Gaius Suetonius Paulinus (Defeated Boudicca's Revolt)
- 61-63 CE Publius Petronius Turpilianus
- 63-69 CE Marcus Trebellius Maximus
- 69-71 CE Marcus Vettius Bolanus
- 71-74 CE Quintus Petilius Cerialis
- 74-77 CE Sextus Julius Frontinus
- 77-85 CE Gnaeus Julius Agricola
- 84-89 CE Sallustius Lucullus
- c.93 CE Aulus Vicirius Proculus
- 96-97 CE Publius Metilius Nepos
- 97 -101 CE Tiberius Avidius Quietus
- 101-103 CE Lucius Neratius Marcellus
- 103-115 CE Unknown
- 115-118 CE Marcus Appius Bradua
- 118-122 CE Quintus Pompeius Falco
- 122-125 CE Aulus Platorius Nepos
- c.127 CE Trebius Germanus (uncertain)
- 131-133 CE Sextus Julius Severus
- 133-135 CE Publius Mummius Sisenna (uncertain)
- c.138-144 CE Quintus Lollius Urbicus
- 185-186 CE Pertinax
- 192-197 CE Clodius Albinus
- c.205-207 CE Lucius Alfenus Senecio
- The last Governor before Britannia was divided in two Provinces.
Procurators of Britannia
- The Procurator was an Equestrian who worked with the Governor but was not his subordinate and had his own staff.
- He reported directly to the Emperor, and was there as a check on the Governor.
- He was responsible for the collection of Taxes, rents from Imperial Estates, management of Mines and payment of the salaries of civil servants. Only two Procurators from Britannia are known:
- Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus (61-65 CE)
- After Boudicca's Revolt, the harsh repression enforced by the Governor Suetonius Paulinus gave concern to the Procurator Classicianus, who informed Nero. Nero replaced the Governor with Turpilianus.
- M.Maenius Agrippa (129-132 CE)
- From an Inscription in Camerinum (Camerino, Italy) outlining his career:
- 122 CE Prefect Cohors II Flavia Brittonum, Moesia Inferior, Lower Danube.
- 123-6 Tribune Cohors I Hispanorum, Maryport, Britannia.
- 126-9 Prefect Ala Gallorum et Pannoniorum carafractariorum, Moesia Inferior.
- 129-32 Prefect Classis Britannica
- 129-32 Procurator of Britannia.
- Gaius Julius Alpinus Classicianus (61-65 CE)
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