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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99 (Paperback)
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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99 (Paperback)
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
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The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and
where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's
detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He
explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of
Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally Nerva's own choice of
successor, Trajan, who became a strong and respected emperor
against the odds. Perhaps most significantly Grainger investigates
the effects of this dynastic uncertainty both inside and outside
the ruling group in Rome, asking why civil war did not occur in
this time of political upheaval. The last time a dynasty had
failed, in AD 68, a damaging military conflict had resulted; at the
next failure in AD 192, another war broke out; by the third century
civil war was institutionalized, and was one of the main reasons
for the eventual downfall of the entire imperial structure.
Grainger argues that though AD 96-98 stands out as the civil war
that did not happen, it was a perilously close-run thing.
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