List of governors of Roman Egypt


During the Classical Roman Empire, the governor of Roman Egypt ' was a prefect who administered the Roman province of Egypt with the delegated authority ' 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, 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. 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. 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.

Classical Roman Empire

Later Roman Diocese (323 – 640)

s of the province of Egypt
#GovernorStartEndTitle as governorTermination
1Julius Julianus328unknown-
2Septimius Zenius328329-
3Magninianus330-
4Florentius331-
5Hyginius332-
6Paternus333334-
7Flavius Philagrius334337-
8Flavius Anthonius Theodorus337338-
9Flavius Philagrius338340-
10Longinus341343-
11Paladius of Italy344345-
12Nestorius of Gaza345352-
13Sebastianus of Thrace353354-
14Maximus 'the elder' of Nicaea355356-
15Cataphronius356357-
16Hermoginus Parnasius357359-
17Italicianus of Italy359359-
18Faustinus359361-
19Gerontius361362-
20Icdicius Olympus362363-
21Herius 364364-
22Maximus364364-
23Flavianus364366-
24Procolitianus366367-
25Flavius Eutolmius Tatianus367370-
26Olympus Paladius370371-
27Elius Paladius371373-
28Hadrianus379380-
29Julius Julianus380382-
30Paladius382383-
31Hebatius383383-
32Anthonius383384-
33Optatus384384-
34Florintius384386-
35Euzipius386386-
36Paulinus386387-
37Flavius Olpius Artherius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
38Tudurus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
39Flurus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
40Alexander؟؟؟؟؟؟-
41Poethus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
42Anthimius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
43Theoctisius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
44Theognostus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
45Pergamius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
46Apollonius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
47Arsinius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
48Eustathius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
49Neodusius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
50Deoscurus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
51Rudun؟؟؟؟؟؟-
52Pentadius403404-
53Orestes412415-
54Alexander؟؟؟؟؟؟-
55Evagrius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
56Hebatius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
57Potamius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
58Evagrius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
59Genadius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
60Remegius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
61Archilaus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
62Petrus Marcellinus Felix Liberiusc.538542-
63Pothalius؟؟؟؟؟؟-
64Aurestus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
65Calistus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
66Cleopatra؟؟؟؟؟؟-
67Carmosinus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
68John Laxarion؟؟؟؟؟؟-
69Hefastus؟؟؟؟؟؟-
70Germanus Gestinius؟؟؟between 581 and 582-
71John582584-
72Paulus585؟؟؟-
73John 588؟؟؟-
74Costantinus592؟؟؟-
75Menas595؟؟؟-
76Petrus Gestinius600603-
77John606؟؟؟-
78Nectias614؟؟؟-

Sassanian Occupation

Second Byzantine period

#KingStartEndTitle as governorTermination
78Anastasius629640-
Cyrus of Alexandria630s630sPatriarch and Poperecalled by the emperor
79Theodore641642-
Cyrus of Alexandria630s642Patriarch and Popesurrendered to Umar