Gordian III
Egnatius Victor and his brother-in-law Valerian were probably important senatorial supporters of the Gordiani, and he reached the pinnacle of his career during the reign of Gordian III when, between AD 242 and 244 he became the Proconsular governor of Asia, which he held for three years. He was possibly assigned to the province "extra sortem" (or outside the usual assignment of senatorial provinces by lot) by Gordian III in relation to his planned campaign against the Sassanid Empire. Egnatius Victor was retained as governor by Philip the Arab after the death of Gordian III, indicating he gave immediate support to Philip after he returned from the Persian campaign. Finally, in AD 254, he was appointed "Praefectus urbi" of Rome by his brother-in-law Valerian who had become emperor the year before.