Nerva ruled from September 18, A.D. 96 to January 27, 98.
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Nerva
Marcus Cocceius Nerva was the first of the five good emperors (those sandwiched between bad emperors Domitian and Commodus). Nerva was a 60-year-old senator whose support came from the Senate. To gain Praetorian favor, Nerva appointed Trajan his successor.