Editing Sergius Paulus (section)

==Archaeology==
A [[boundary marker|boundary stone]] of [[Claudius]] mentioning Sergius was discovered at Rome in 1887.<ref name=easton>"Sergius Paulus," [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/easton/ebd2.txt ''Easton's Bible Dictionary''].</ref> It records the appointment (AD 47) of the [[Curator]]s of the banks and the channel of the river [[Tiber]], one of whom was Sergius. Since Paul's journey to Cyprus is usually dated to the first half of the 40s (and some scholars date his visit even earlier), it is thought Sergius may have first served three years as Proconsul at Cyprus, then returned to [[Rome]], where he was appointed curator of the Tiber.<ref>However, [[Jack P. Lewis]], ''Historical Backgrounds of Bible History'' (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1971), 153, suggests that Sergius held the curatorship of the Tiber before going to Cyprus.</ref> Another inscription was discovered in 1887 at Soli, Cyprus, by Luigi Palma di Cesnola which mentions a proconsul Paulus.<ref>{{Cite book|last=di Cesnola|first=Luigi Palma|title=Cyprus: Its Ancient Cities, Tombs, and Temples|publisher=John Murray|year=1877|pages=229}}</ref> This inscription was dated to the middle of the [[1st century]] by D. G. Hogarth.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hogarth|first=D. G.|title=Devia Cypria|publisher=Henry Frowde|year=1889|pages=115}}</ref> [[Terence Mitford]] noted that based on epigraphic grounds the inscription cannot be dated earlier than this and is probably considerably later.<ref>Mitford, "Some Published Inscriptions", p. 205</ref> As he is not greeted in Paul's [[Epistle to the Romans]], it is possible he died before it was written.<ref name=easton/>