Nerva reigned from 96-98 AD as the last Italian emperor. During his short 16 month reign, he reversed the harsh policies of Domitian by granting amnesty to exiles and freed prisoners. He was well-liked and nicknamed "Father of the Country". Nerva suddenly took ill after sweating and developing a fever, and died at the age of 68 on January 28, 98 AD after just over a year on the throne.

5. REIGN
HE REIGNED FROM 96-98 AD.
HE WAS THE LAST EMPEROR TO BE ITALIAN BY FAMILY AND HERITAGE.
HE DID NOT EXECUTE THE SENATORS UNLIKE DOMITIAN.
ALL EXILED ROMANS WERE GIVEN AMNESTY BY HIM.
HE GAVE BACK THE LAND PROPERTIES TO THE FAMILIES WHO OWNED
THEM.
HE RELEASED THE IMPRISONED FOR TREASON BY DOMITIAN.
HE WAS NICKNAMED “PATER PATRIAE” (FATHER OF THE COUNTRY)

7. DEATH
AFTER 16 MONTHS ON THE
THRONE, EMPEROR NERVA
SUDDENLY BEGAN SWEATING
HARDLY. THEN, HE DEVELOPED A
FEVER. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS,
HE SUCCUMBED TO DEATH AT
JAN.28, 98 AD.

12. • DESPITE BEING A GOOD EMPEROR, HIS TRUE PASSION IS WAR.
IN FACT, HE HAS GONE TO 3 MAJOR WARS WHICH TWO ARE
AGAINST THE KINGDOM OF DACIA AND THE OTHER IS AGAINST
THE PARTHIANS. HE SUCCESSFULLY INVADED DACIA AND
ANNEXED MESOPOTAMIA BUT THE CITIZENS REBELLED
AGAINST HIM MAKING A RETREAT BACK TO EUROPE.

13. DEATH
• ON HIS WAY BACK TO ROME, HE SUDDENLY FELL ILL. THEN, A
STROKE STRUCKED HIM. HE DIED AT 117 AD AND HE WAS
CREMATED AND BROUGHT TO ROME. HE WAS BURIED AT HIS
OWN COLUMN, TRAJAN’S COLUMN. IT WAS ALSO RUMORED
THAT HE, LIKE NERVA, ADOPTED HADRIAN.
• OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TRAJAN’S MARKET AND THE
FORUM OF TRAJAN.