List of Praetorian Prefects
This list contains the Roman Praetorian prefects from the establishment of the Praetorian Guard by Emperor Augustus in the year 2 BC. Until its dissolution in 312 AD as well as information on the respective terms of office. Originally two Praetorian prefects held office at the same time, later the number fluctuated between a single office holder on the one hand and three or more colleagues on the other.
Unless otherwise noted, the dates given refer to the time after the birth of Christ. Only roughly known start and end dates of the term of office are marked with a (?). More detailed explanations can be found in the articles on the listed persons.
- Quintus Ostorius Scapula (2 BC – 4)
- Publius Salvius Aper (2 BC – 10)
- Publius Va (le) rius Ligus / Ligur (late reign of Augustus )
- Lucius Seius Strabo (14-16)
- Lucius Aelius Seianus (14–31)
- Quintus Naevius Sutorius Macro (31-38)
- Marcus Arrecinus Clemens (38–41)
- uncertain: Lucius Arruntius Stella (around 41)
- Rufrius Pollio (41 (?) - 44 (?))
- Cantonius Iustus (41–43)
- Rufrius Crispinus (44 (?) - 51)
- Lucius Lusius Geta (44 (?) - 51)
- uncertain: Narcissus (under Claudius )
- Sextus Afranius Burrus (51-62)
- Lucius Faenius Rufus (62-65)
- Ofonius Tigellinus (62–68)
- Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus (65–68)
- Cornelius Laco (69)
- Plotius Firmus (69)
- Licinius Proculus (69)
- Publilius Sabinus (69)
- Julius Priscus (69)
- Publius Alfenus Varus (69)
- Arrius Varus (69-70)
- uncertain: Tiberius Iulius Alexander (70)
- Marcus Arrecinus Clemens (70-71)
- Titus Flavius Vespasianus (71–79)
- Cornelius Fuscus (81 (?) - 87)
- Casperius Aelianus (87 (?) - 94 (?))
- Titus Flavius Norbanus (94–96)
- Titus Petronius Secundus (94–97)
- Casperius Aelianus (again) (96-98)
- Sextus Attius Suburanus Aemilianus (98-100)
- Tiberius Iulius Aquilinus Castricius Saturninus Claudius Livianus (101–117)
- Publius Acilius Attianus (117 / 118–120 (?))
- Servius Sulpicius Similis (121 (?) - 123 (?))
- Quintus Marcius Turbo Fronto Publicius Severus (120-137)
- Gaius Septicius Clarus (between 120 and 123)
- Marcus Petronius Mamertinus (138–143 (?))
- Marcus Gavius Maximus (138–158)
- Gaius Tattius Maximus (158-160)
- Sextus Cornelius Repentinus (160–166 / 167)
- Titus Furius Victorinus (160–166 / 167)
- Marcus Bassaeus Rufus (168–177)
- Marcus Macrinius Vindex (168-172)
- Titus Flavius Constans (under Marcus Aurelius )
- Publius Taruttienus Paternus (179-182)
- Tigidius Perennis (180-185)
- Niger, possibly to be equated with Pescennius Niger (185)
- Marcius Quartus (185)
- Titus Longaeus Rufus (185–187 (?))
- Publius Atilius Aebutianus (187)
- uncertain: Marcus Aurelius Cleander (187–189 / 190)
- Lucius Iulius Vehilius Gratus Iulianus (about 189–190)
- Marcus Regillus (around 189–190)
- Motilenus (around 190)
- Quintus Aemilius Laetus (192 (?) - 193)
- Titus Flavius Genialis (193)
- Tullius Crispinus (193)
- Decimus Veturius Macrinus (193)
- Flavius Iuvenalis (193– before 200)
- Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (197 (?) - 205)
- Quintus Aemilius Saturninus (200 (?))
- Marcus Aurelius Iulianus (between 200 and 205)
- Marcus Flavius Drusianus (probably around 204)
- Quintus Maecius Laetus (205 - under Caracalla )
- Aemilius Papinianus (205–211)
- Valerius Patruinus (? –212)
- Gnaeus Marcius Rustius Rufinus (about 212–217)
- Marcus Opellius Macrinus (212 (?) - 217)
- Marcus Oclatinius Adventus (? –217)
- Ulpius Iulianus (217 (?) - 218)
- Iulianus Nestor (217 (?) - 218)
- Julius Basilianus (218)
- Publius Valerius Comazon (218 – before 222)
- [...] atus (about 218–222)
- Flavius Antiochianus (221)
- Iulius Flavianus (222–?)
- Geminius Chrestus (222–?)
- Domitius Ulpianus (222–?)
- (Lucius?) Domitius Honoratus (probably from 223 or 226)
- Marcus Aedinius Iulianus (between 223 and 238)
- Iulius Paulus (under Severus Alexander )
- Marcus Attius Cornelianus (about 230)
- Vitalianus (? –238)
- (Anullinus?) (? –238)
- uncertain: Pinarius Valens (238)
- Domitius (240)
- Gaius Furius Sabinius Aquila Timesitheus (241–243)
- Gaius Iulius Priscus (242/243 - 246 at the earliest)
- Marcus Iulius Philippus (243–244)
- uncertain: Maecius Gordianus (244)
- uncertain: Quintus Herennius Potens (under Decius )
- uncertain: Mulvianus Gallicanus (between 253 and 260)
- Successianus (257 (?) - 260)
- Silvanus or Albanus (name not clearly passed down) (? –260)
- Ballista (260-261)
- Lucius Petronius Taurus Volusianus (260 (?) - before 267)
- Marcus Aurelius Heraclianus (268)
- Iulius Placidianus (about 270)
- uncertain: Moesius Gallicanus (270)
- Marcus Annius Florianus (275 (?) - 276)
- Marcus Aurelius Carus (? –282)
- uncertain: Marcus Aurelius Sabinus Iulianus (283)
- (Lucius Flavius?) Aperitif (282 (?) - 284)
- Titus Claudius Aurelius Aristobulus (284–285)
- Afranius Hannibalianus (between 285 and 297)
- Iulius Asclepiodotus (285–297 at the earliest)
- uncertain: Verconnius Herennianus (under Diocletian)
- Publius Cornelius Anullinus (probably 306/307)
- Manilius Rusticianus (under Maxentius )
- Gaius Ceionius Rufius Volusianus (under Maxentius)
- Ruricius Pompeianus (? -312)
literature
- Michel Absil: Les préfets du prétoire d'Auguste à Commode. 2 avant Jésus-Christ, 192 après Jésus-Christ. De Boccard, Paris 1997, ISBN 2-7018-0111-7 , pp. 117-231 (entries on the Praetorian prefects up to 192).
- Laurence Lee Howe: The Pretorian Prefect from Commodus to Diocletian (AD 180-305). The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1942, pp. 65-100 (entries on Praetorian prefects from 180 to 305).
- Pierfrancesco Porena: Le origini della prefettura del pretorio tardoantica (= Saggi di Storia Antica. Volume 20). "L'Erma" di Bretschneider, Rome 2003, ISBN 88-8265-238-6 (detailed study of the Praetorian prefects between 282 and 337).