Life of Emperor Nerva #12 First of the Best Emperors

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by The SPQR Historian
published on 26 August 2020

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Emperor Nerva is the first of the 'Five Good Emperor'. However, his reign proved to be fairly lackluster and he only reigned for 15 months and during his short time on the throne, his Praetorian Guards took him hostage and forced him to give up Domitian's assassins for execution.

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Annals and Histories - (Tacitus)
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69 AD: The Year of Four Emperors - (Gwyn Morgan)
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome - (Chris Scarre):
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