Nerva
Ner'va, (Marcus Cocceius,) a Roman emperor, born
in Umbria in 32 A.D. He was consul with Vespasian
in 71, and with Domitian in 90 A.D. On the death of
Domitian, in the year 96, he was proclaimed emperor by
the army and the people. His administration was mild
and liberal. He recalled exiles who had been banished
by former emperors, and enforced pena...
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Marcus Cocceius Nerva (8 November 30 – 25 January 98),
commonly known as Nerva, was Roman Emperor from 96 to 98.
Nerva became emperor at the age of sixty-five, after a
lifetime of imperial service under Nero and the rulers of
the Flavian dynasty. Under Nero, he was a member of the
imperial entourage and played a vital part in exposing the
Pis...
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Marcus Coccēius. The thirteenth Roman emperor, was born at Narnia, in Umbria, A.D. 27 according to Eutropius (viii. 1), or A.D. 32 according to
Dio Cassius (lxviii. 4). His family originally came from Crete; but several of his ancestors rose to the highest honours of the Roman State. His
grandfather, Cocceius Nerva, who was consul A.D. 22, and a ...
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