Nerva

Nerva, born Marcus Cocceius Nerva at Narni north of Rome, was Roman emperor from AD 96 to 98, taking the throne at almost 66 after a long career of imperial service. He helped expose the Pisonian conspiracy against Nero in 65 and held consulships in 71 under Vespasian and in 90 under Domitian. After Domitian was assassinated in a palace conspiracy on 18 September 96, the Senate declared Nerva emperor and he promised to restore liberties curtailed under his predecessor. His short reign suffered financial strain and weak control of the army, and a revolt of the Praetorian Guard in October 97 pushed him to adopt the popular general Trajan as heir. He died of natural causes on 27 January 98 after barely fifteen months in office, was succeeded and deified by Trajan, and is counted as the first of the Five Good Emperors and the founder of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. Sources disagree on whether he was born in 30 or 35.