Lucius Sergius Paullus was a Roman senator, who was active during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.
Two recently published military diplomas attest that he was governor of Pannonia Superior in the years 139 and 140; Eck dates his tenure in that province from 139 to 142.
[7] On the basis of this third military diploma, Eck identifies Sergius Paullus with the "philosophically educated Senator" who, as governor of Syria, heard a case the author Lucian brought a charlatan named Peregrinus Proteus.
He hoped Peregrinus would be convicted; however the governor declined to pass judgment on him, understanding that "he would well accept death in order to leave glory; and so he released him, not deeming him worthy of any punishment.
"[8] During the early 160s, Sergius Paullus is recorded as an attendee of the anatomical lectures Galen gave over a three-year period in Rome.