NERVA

(Marcus Cocceius Nerva)nûrˈvə, c.a.d. 30–a.d. 98, Roman emperor (a.d. 96–a.d. 98). He had an honorable career as a statesman at Rome, and his reputation was blameless. At the death of Domitian he was chosen emperor by the senate in a strong movement toward constitutionalism and senatorial influence and away from hereditary succession. Nerva, a kind, paternal figure, reformed the land laws in favor of the poor, revised taxation, and tolerated the Christians. His greatest achievement was to adopt Trajan and name him as successor. This assured an orderly transfer of power when Nerva died after fifteen months in office.

See B. W. Henderson, Five Roman Emperors (1927).

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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis AD 96-99
Book by John D. Grainger; Routledge, 2002
Subjects: Emperors--Rome--Biography, Nerva--Emperor Of Rome--Ca. 30-98, Rome--History--Antonines, 96-192
...Senatorial Order , no. 187; Garzetti, Nerva , certi 93. 37 PIR (2) P 750; Jones, Senatorial Order , no. 241; Garzetti, Nerva , certi 127. 38 Syme, Tacitus , 642...Senatorial Order , no. 115; Garzetti, Nerva , certi 58. 40 PIR (2) J 389; Jones...
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Trajan: Optimus Princeps: A Life and Times
Book by Julian Bennett; Routledge, 1997
Subjects: Rome--History--Trajan, 98-117, Trajan--Emperor Of Rome--53-117
...nothing, as does Martial, whose eulogy to Nerva (12.6) and other references (8.70...that the senate thought that by approving Nerva as princeps, they were installing a place...G R 25 (1978), 156-67. 71 BMC, Nerva, 4-9. 72 Dio 68.3.3. Cf. the...
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Aspects of Roman History, AD 14-117
Book by Richard Alston; Routledge, 1998
9 NERVA AND TRAJAN AD 96-117 The reign of Nerva was so short and so closely related to the reign of his successor...that separate consideration would be futile. The tradition on Nerva is mostly shaped by Trajanic writers, especially Pliny, and...
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The Immense Majesty: A History of Rome and the Roman Empire
Book by Thomas W. Africa; Harlan Davidson, 1991
Subjects: Rome--History
...which was joined by a threatened senator, Nerva, and even the empress Domi- tia. An...elevated as emperor the elderly M. Cocceius Nerva, who had been privy to the plot against...predecessor. Old, inoffensive, and childless, Nerva had the virtues of a modern pope-he could...
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The Book of Revelation: Apocalypse and Empire
Book by Leonard L. Thompson; Oxford University Press, 1990
...smoothly. After the brief, ineffectual reign of Nerva (96-97), Trajan became emperor in 98...Plin. Ep. 10.58, 60, 65, 66, 72). Nerva and Trajan were not strangers to the Flavians. Nerva received his first consulship in 71 as colleague...
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Geochemistry and U-pb Dating of Felsic Volcanic Rocks in the Riotinto-nerva Unit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain: Crustal Thinning, Progressive Crustal Melting and Massive Sulphide Genesis
Journal article by Alfonso Valenzuela, Teodosio Donaire, Christian Pin, Manuel Toscano, Michael A. Hamilton, Emilio Pascual; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 168, 2011
Subjects: Evolution, Geology, Rocks, Studies, Volcanoes
...Felsic Volcanic Rocks in the Riotinto-nerva Unit, Iberian Pyrite Belt, Spain: Crustal...felsic rocks occurring within the Riotinto-Nerva unit in the Spanish Iberian Pyrite Belt...felsic volcanic rocks in the Riotinto- Nerva unit developed over a protracted time span...
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The Roman Libertarians: an Ancient Philosophy of Freedom
Journal article by Harold B. Jones; Journal of Private Enterprise, Vol. 26, 2011
Subjects: Freedoms, History, Roman civilization, Studies, University professors
...between the rise of Augustus and the election of Nerva, the motives of those who died for their opposition...The year was AD 96, and the new rulers name was Nerva. The extent to which Nerva was himself a Stoic may be in doubt. It is certain...
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To the End of the Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket
Journal article by Rick W. Sturdevant; Air Power History, Vol. 51, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, To the End of the Solar System: The Story of the Nuclear Rocket (Book)--Book reviews
...8131-2267-8 Termination of the Rover/NERVA (Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application...nuclear rockets evolution, examines Rover/NERVA from several inextricably linked perspectives...comprehend more thoroughly the Rover/NERVA story. Dewar, who worked exclusively...
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Science in Flux: NASA's Nuclear Program at Plum Brook Station, 1955-2005
Journal article by Steven A. Pomeroy; Air Power History, Vol. 54, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Science in Flux: NASA's Nuclear Program at Plum Brook Station, 1955-2005 (Book)--Book reviews
...Nuclear Engine Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) program. Planned for interplanetary solar system exploration, the NERVA launch vehicle would have utilized a...Brooks staff ably handled. Although NERVA and the nuclear bomber were important...
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Lost in the Fold: Space and Subjectivity in Gerard De Nerval's "Genealogie" and Sylvie
Journal article by Patrick M. Bray; French Forum, Vol. 31, 2006
Subjects: Authors, French--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, French--Works, French writers--Criticism and interpretation, French writers--Works, Genealogie (Book)--Criticism and interpretation, Nerval, Gerard de--Criticism and interpretation, Nerval, Gerard de--Works, Space and time--Portrayals, Space--Portrayals, Subjectivity--Portrayals, Sylvie (Book)--Criticism and interpretation
...name back to the twelfth Roman emperor, Nerva. The literary/textual name Nerval links...Next to the toponym "Terre de Nerval ou Nerva" is the word "granit," which provides...plant that links Nerval (or the emperor Nerva) to Rome. The map in the lower right...
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First Woman Bishop for Cuban Church
Magazine article by Solange de Santis; Anglican Journal, Vol. 133, March 2007
Subjects: Aguilera, Nerva Cot, Clergy, Cuba, Episcopal churches, Hutchison, Andrew, Women
...returned to Canada, that when he announced the name of Canon Nerva Cot Aguilera to the annual synod, "the response was thunderous...Schori, in an interview with Associated Press, noted that "Nerva will also be the first woman bishop outside the first world...
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Thirty-six Years after Neil Armstrong
Magazine article by Bill Walker; Freeman, Vol. 55, July 2005
Subjects: Economic development, Free enterprise, National Aeronautics & Space Administration--NASA, Privatization, Space exploration, United States
...ORION, and POODLE. Nuclear Rocket Engine NERVA was a nuclear rocket engine that worked...hydrogen and expelled it through a nozzle. NERVA-style engines were tested from the late...museum. (There are some nice pictures of NERVA at www.lascruces.com/~mrpbar/rocket...
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Domitian and the Dynamics of Terror in Classical Rome
Magazine article by Peter Wiseman; History Today, Vol. 46, September 1996
Subjects: Despotism--Analysis, Domitian, Emperor of Rome--Evaluation, Roman emperors--Political activity, Roman law--Social aspects, Rome (Ancient)--Politics and government
...emperor -- the elderly senator Cocceius Nerva -- was ready and waiting, and took up...Praetorian Guard mutinied, and compelled Nerva to surrender the men responsible for the...foully mutilated before they strangled him. Nerva was forced to announce to the Roman people...
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Rome's Dark Night of Tyranny: When the Republic Fell, Rome Entered the Dark Decline of Empire. Only after Centuries of Misery under Predominantly Tyrannical Emperors Did Rome Finally Meet Its End
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 21, February 7, 2005
Subjects: Roman culture--Analysis, Roman culture--History
...consumed in the holocaust of empire. Beginning with the emperor Nerva and continuing with Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, and Marcus...had incubated the likes of Caligula and Nero. The virtues of Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, and the two Antonines appear magnified...
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My Kingdom for a Nose
Magazine article by Anthony Pagden; The National Interest, September 2010
Subjects: Antony and Cleopatra (Biography)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews
...In one famous year, 69 CE, there were no fewer than four of them. A relatively brief respite under the Antonines, from Nerva in 96 CE to Marcus Aurelius in 180 CE (the "Five Good Emperors," as they have come to be known), was followed by a long...
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newspaper articles on: Nerva  - 28 results

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Japan Gives Organic Rice Mill to Passi Farmers
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 5, 2009
Subjects: Agrarian movements, Farmers, Grain industry, Rice
...devoted for the milling of organic rice, rdquo; Edwin P. Nerva, CARRD Executive Director said. The turnover of the new facility...Ambassador to the Philippines Makoto Katsura. CARRD, according to Nerva, also helped establish an organic fertilizer production in...
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Passers of the Licensure Exams for Midwifery
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, November 20, 2005
...QUINTO ABUD, GIRLIE BERNALES ACABAL, RITCHELLE DORIO ACAS, IRENE MOLAS ACOBA, JOAN MACAPUNIT ACOSTA, LEAH SOLIVEN ACOYMO, NERVA TADI-IN ADALID, MARIDEL FORTALIZA ADLAON, JONNA MAE ABETO ADOLFO, CRIS SANTIAGO ADOVAS, MARIBEL ESTOLOGA AFALLA, JOVELYN...
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Train Company Boss in Station Safety Row Quits
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), March 9, 2006
...increase in its dividend payments to City shareholders which will total more than pounds sterling45million this year. Neil Nerva, a councillor in Brent who has been calling on London train operators to raise their spending on security, said: "This only...
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Manifest Destiny in Outer Space; with a Bit of Moxie, We Can Make It to Mars
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 2, 2003
...when it built up from near-zero space capability to storm heaven with the Mercury, Gemini, Ranger, Surveyor, Mariner, NERVA, Apollo and Skylab programs, was $17 billion in 2003 dollars. That is only slightly more than NASAs current $16 billion...
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List of New Midwives
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2005
...SANTOS, ANA MISTYCA NOCON DE LOS SANTOS, ORVILLE NOCOMORA DE MESA, PAMELA JOY REYES DE VERA, IZAA GONZALES DE VILLA, JIHAN NERVA SACLOLO DECHETA, DINAH DONDOYANO DEL RIO, RONELL LARGO DEL RIO, ROSEMARIE FOJAS DEL ROSARIO, GIAN CARLO FIGUEROA DEL ROSARIO...
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encyclopedia articles on: Nerva  - 9 results

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Nerva
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
NERVA (Marcus Cocceius Nerva)nur v , c.a.d. 30 a.d. 98, Roman emperor (a.d. 96 a...constitutionalism and senatorial influence and away from hereditary succession. Nerva, a kind, paternal figure, reformed the land laws in favor of the...
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Rulers of the Roman Empire
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...military commander, 69 Titus, son of Vespasian, 79 81 Domitian, son of Vespasian, 81 96 Nerva, elected interim ruler, 96 98 Trajan, adopted son of Nerva, 98 117 Hadrian, ward of Trajan, 117 38 Antoninus Pius, adopted by Hadrian, 138 61...
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Tacitus , Roman Historian
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...a friend of Pliny the Younger and married the daughter of Agricola . In a.d. 97 he was appointed substitute consul under Nerva, and later he was proconsul of Asia. The first of his works was the Dialogus dialogue, a discussion of oratory in the style...
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Trajan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...become head of the empire. Trajan served in the East, in Germany, and in Spain. He was adopted in a.d. 97 by Emperor Nerva , who died shortly afterward. A capable man, Trajan set about strengthening his regime by embarking on an aggressive foreign...
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Forum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Quirinal. On the southeast were the Forum of Vespasian with the Temple of Peace surrounded by a colonnade; next the Forum of Nerva; then that of Augustus with the temple of Mars. Southwest was the smaller Forum of Julius Caesar, a colonnade enclosing the...
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