Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Emperor Nerva is the first of the 'Five Good Emperor'. However, his reign proved to be fairly lackluster and he only reigned for 15 months and during his short time on the throne, his Praetorian Guards took him hostage and forced him to give up Domitian's assassins for execution.

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