Proconsular Imperial Legates of Syria Palestina (135 AD To 193 AD)
| Date | Governor |
|---|---|
| 135 - 136 | Gnaeus Minicius Faustinus Sextus Iulius Severus |
| 136 - 140 | Sextus Iulius Maior |
| 140 | Lucius Burbuleius Optatus Ligarianus |
| 147 - 150 | Sulpicius Julianus |
| 150 - 154 | Marcus Pontius Laelianus Larcius Sabinus |
| 154 - 157 | Marcus Cassius Apollinaris |
| 157 - 162 | Lucius Attidius Cornelianus |
| 163 - 164 | Marcus Annius Libo |
| 164 - 166 | Gnaeus Julius Verus |
| 166 - 175 | Gaius Avidius Cassius |
| 175 - 178 | Publius Martius Verus |
| 179 - 182 | Publius Helvius Pertinax |
| 183 - 185 | Gaius Domitius Dexter |
| 187 - 190 | Gaius Julius Saturninus |
| 187 - 190 | Asellius Aemilianus |
| 190 - 193 | Gaius Pescennius Niger |
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