Roman Empire Nerva Harmony With The Army

A period of rare felicity, in which one may think what one wishes and say what one thinks, was how Tacitus characterised the rule of his consular colleague Nerva and the latter's successor, Trajan [Histories, 1], a most happy age [when] Caesar Nerva blended things once irreconcilable: sovereignty and freedom [Agricola, 3].

Following the murder of Domitian in September AD 96, the new emperor Nerva made calculated efforts to distance himself from the last Flavian ruler, exonerating those on trial for maiestas and restoring those exiled by Domitian [Cassius Dio, 68.2]. In Suetonius' account, the previous emperor was cremated unceremoniously...

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