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71VespasianVespasian Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus , known originally as Titus Flavius [i] Vespasianus and usua ...
and Nerva are Roman ConsulsList of early imperial Roman consuls The List of Consul [i]s of the Roman Empire [i] to the death of Commodus [i].
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90DomitianDomitian Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the gens [i] Flavia [i] ...
and Nerva are Roman ConsulsList of early imperial Roman consuls The List of Consul [i]s of the Roman Empire [i] to the death of Commodus [i].
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96 Nerva succeeds DomitianDomitian Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the gens [i] Flavia [i] ...
after the latter's assassination. This is considered to be the beginning of the Era of the Five Good Emperors.
97 Roman emperor Nerva named TrajanTrajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , Roman Emperor [i] , commonly called , was the second of th ...
as his adoptive son and successor. By doing so he also averted a threatened mutiny of the Praetorian GuardPraetorian Guard The Praetorian Guard comprised a special force of bodyguard [i]s used by Roman [i] Emperor [i] ...
and other military units.
98 Trajan is the first Roman Emperor born in a Roman provinceRoman province In Ancient Rome [i], a province was the basic, and until the Tetrarchy [i], largest territorial and admi ...
(Italica, near SevilleSeville Seville is the artistic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain [i], irrigated by the river ...
). A brilliant soldier and administrator, he enters Rome without ceremony, and wins over the publi Continuing the policies of Augustus, VespasianVespasian Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus , known originally as Titus Flavius [i] Vespasianus and usua ...
and Nerva, he restores the Senate to its full status in the government. He has a specific vision of the Empire, and keeps a close watch on finances. Taxes, without any increase, are sufficient during his reign to pay the considerable costs of the budget.
98 Died
98 Nerva succeeded by TrajanTrajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , Roman Emperor [i] , commonly called , was the second of th ...