HIST 1061 Lecture 33: Height of the Roman Empire: Era of Good Emperors
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Height of the roman empire: era of good emperors. The emperors during the era of good emperors were nerva, trajan hadrian, antonius pius, Other than commdous, this was not a bloodline dynasty, everybody was an adopted son. After the death of domitian, the senate decided the princeps should no longer be a nepotistic position. The senate selects nerva to be the next ruler. His reign was one of pure empirical peace. He receives pater patriae and is the first emperor to institute child support. The senate loved him but he was militarily inexperienced. Nerva built his own forum in a slum area. He did not do much as emperor because of his old age and only ruled for 2 years (96-98). However, he established the g(cid:396)eatest d(cid:455)(cid:374)ast(cid:455) i(cid:374) ro(cid:373)a(cid:374) histo(cid:396)(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)as the fi(cid:396)st (cid:862)good. E(cid:373)pe(cid:396)o(cid:396). (cid:863) he appoi(cid:374)ts a (cid:448)e(cid:396)(cid:455) st(cid:396)o(cid:374)g (cid:373)ilita(cid:396)(cid:455) leade(cid:396) to su(cid:272)(cid:272)eed hi(cid:373) (cid:374)a(cid:373)ed t(cid:396)aja(cid:374). Trajan is 44 at the time of his appointment.
