Nerva

Nerva (96-98 CE) was a Roman Emperor for one year and four months. He was the first Emperor to be voted in by the Roman Senate.

1. BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS

NAME:
- Marcus Cocceius Nerva.
NERVA’S DATES OF REIGN AS EMPEROR:
- 18 September 96 CE – 27 Jan 98 CE.
FAMILY DYNASTY:
- Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty
NERVA’S DATE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born: 8 Nov 30 CE. Died: 27 Jan 98 CE, aged 67.
PLACE OF BIRTH AND DEATH:
- Born in Nami, Italia. Died in his villa, in the Gardens of Sallust, Rome.
NERVA’S PREDECESSOR:
- Domitian
NERVA’S SUCCESSOR:
- Trajan, who was adopted by Nerva as his heir, under pressure from the Praetorian Guard.
HEIR TO THE THRONE BECAUSE:
- The Praetorian Guard assassinated Domitian, and the next day Nerva became the first Emperor to be voted in by the Roman Senate.
DIED PEACEFULLY OR ASSASSINATED:
- Nerva suffered a stroke and died shortly afterwards.
WHERE BURIED:
- Mausoleum of Augustus
NERVA WAS FAMOUS BECAUSE:
- Nerva was the first Roman Emperor to be elected by the Roman Senate.
MONUMENTS:
- Nerva repaired the Roman Road system and expanded the Roman Aqueducts under Frontinus.

Nerva became Roman Emperor when the Praetorian Guard assassinated Domitian, and the next day Nerva became the first Roman Emperor to be voted in by the Roman Senate.
The Praetorian Guard forced Nerva to adopt an heir favourable to them, and he chose the popular army commander, Trajan.
Nerva died peacefully after less than eighteen months in power. He suffered a stroke and died in his villa, in the Gardens of Sallust, in Rome.