After Roman Britain was divided, first into two (early 3rd century), then into four (293), later governors could be of the lower, equestrian rank.
Not all the governors are recorded by Roman historians and many listed here are derived from epigraphic evidence or from sources such as the Vindolanda letters.
Beyond the recall of Gnaeus Julius Agricola in 85 the dates of service of those who can be named can only be inferred.
Others are still entirely anonymous and by the time of the division of Britain into separate provinces, the record is very patchy.
The following names are the few which have survived from this era, covering the almost 100 years until c. 408, when the Roman civilian administration was expelled by the native population.