Aspasius Paternus was a member of the Paterni, a prominent senatorial family.
In AD 257, Paternus was assigned as the Proconsular governor of Africa.
[1] His next appointment was as Praefectus urbi of Rome, a position he held from AD 264 – 266.
In AD 268, Paternus was appointed consul prior, alongside Publius Licinius Egnatius Marinianus.
[2] He may have been among the supporters of the emperor Gallienus who died in late 268 during the purge of Gallienus’ partisans by the incoming emperor Claudius Gothicus.