Nerva - First of the Five Good Emperors Documentary

Truth be told he wasn't actually good only good thing that he did is adopt Trajan to be his heir

I know nothing about Nerva, so I'm grateful for this new documentary

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This is certainly not a very well-known or fashionable Roman emperor. Nerva is generally eclipsed by bestial emperors (Caligula and Nero), by emperors who stood out for their high virtues (Marcus Aurelius and Trajan), for their weaknesses (Claudius) or for their ability to reinvent Rome after a civil war (Augustus and Vespasian). Nerva appears to have been politically skillful and ruthless, otherwise he would not have risen to the position of emperor. But nothing indicates that Nerva was bloodthirsty or especially wicked, otherwise he would be as famous as Nero and Caligula. We must assume that Nerva enjoyed some prestige among the Roman military, as this had already become an essential key to Roman politics.

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Fantastic video can you do Merian C Cooper and Jack Kirby

Any good biography on this channel of a Roman Emperor is always worth a thorough viewing.

Embarrassed to say i have never even heard of this emperor

This guy sounds like the career politician that finally got elected at the end of his life. Like Biden.

Your new empire?

There are alot of great titles in history however to be one of the five good emperors just seems extra special in some way

The next video is Emperor Trajan. Please upload

A facinating glimpse into one of the lesser known emperors....thank you

And by adopting Trajan, Nerva did probably the best decision of his rule(he was forced yea, but still...). Trajan was the Optimus Princeps.

Glad we are getting videos on all the Roman Emperors, am kinda sad you guys left out the year of the 4 emperors

This was so awesome and amazing.

I think Nerva was just a powerless emperor who couldn't control the army and had to ask for help by choosing Trajan as his successor to save his life.

Babe wake up, peoples profiles dropped another roman video.

Thanks guys. Always good to learn something new

I know it's the accent this fella has, but I find myself screaming 'goddammit!! There is no L in Nero's name! It's NERO . NOT NERLO!' rolling your tongue while speaking English has to be the most excessively unnecessary affectation you can intentionally do while speaking it.

I always liked the idea of him being a spymaster. He's a great character in Simon Scarrow's novels.

Ave Divus Nerva!

I would like to know more about the narrator of this and other PP titles. Please?

Excellent presentation indeed. Thx

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Underrated emperor. He solved the sucession problem, and Rome was great for about 100 years.

Good content, but the narrator just destroys this program with over-dramatic, pontification.

Nerva reigned only two years. But it was long enough to restore a great measure of political stability to Rome. His greatest accomplishment was to appoint a highly capable successor, Trajan. Nerva thus initiated the effective Roman custom of the emperor appointing a capable successor. The tragedy was emperor Marcus Aurelius breaking the tradition by appointing his dissolute, reprobate son, Commodus, as successor. That Commodus was completely unlike his wise father lends more to the wide suspicion that Commodus' real father was a gladiator whom Marcus' wife allegedly enjoyed a sexual experience known today as, a one-night stand.
Marcus Aurelius remains an admired Roman emperor today. Yet few know that Marcus Aurelius was behind a renewal of Christian persecution during his reign.

Domitians persecution of Christians was severe and he tried to kill the apostle John but couldn’t so he exiled him to Patmos. Nerva stopped the persecution of Christians and onerous taxes on the Jews.
He showed great kindness to the early followers of Christ.

Marcus “Coachella’s Nerva my dude

Excellent!

Nerva put Rome on the correct road for the next 80 years. He established a presidence that lasted for a long time where the Senate had just about the correct amount of power and prestige.

Very informative, but THANK JEBUS for the ability to increase the playback speed…

"...please let us know in the comments section..." Ok. Writ large between the lines - first Gay Emporer of Imperial Rome. Sounds like a smooth operator. Good on him.
BTW. Great video which gained one new subscriber, although the RP narration grates just a tad.

Historians tend to gloss over the good ones and concentrate on the bad ones.

Definatly one of mankinds Greatest Assholes Right upp there with Crassus and Claus Barbie

Nerva?

Enjoyed this

Thanks great doco.

Caligula had a difficult upbringing, for a good deal of the time he was a virtual prisoner of Tiberius. There were reports that to get a clean transition of power he chose his moment and smothered his uncle in his palace on Capri.

I have also read that Caligula's proposed appointment of his horse to the consulate was a pointed 'poke in the eye' of the equies (knights) class designed to mock their pompous ways.

Up until now, Nerva was just a name in a list of emperors to me. Thank you for making such a detailed documentary about him.

Strangely comforting to know they were but human 😊

I would elect Nerva over the president of most nations in the world today.

Nerva seems like one of the few emperors you could argue was an actually decent person. He seemed surprisingly fair for his position.

Do Antoninus pius next pls.

He sounds like an amazing emperor

jews got what they deserved. they where asking for it. they opened the flood gates. one day they will get a real one. those who are smart know what i mean.

nerva was a shabbos goi. Would not surprise me if the chosenites murdered Domitian.