The ancestry of Nerva

T. W. Hillard; J. L. Beness

doi:10.1017/S0009838815000105

The ancestry of Nerva

T. W. Hillard, J. L. Beness

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It will be noticed that, in the stemma above, no line of descent is marked from the first generation registered therein to the following generations. The genealogy of the Emperor Nerva is customarily traced back to the consul of 36 B.C., M. Cocceius Nerva (above, right). This short note will underline the ancient testimony found amongst the Pseudacroniana tracing his descent from the latter's brother, the consummate diplomat (above, left). There are ramifications. Amongst the items of interest will be the light shone upon what Dio and Eutropius (and/or their sources) understood to be Nerva's standing at the time of his accession. Before passing on to Pseudacron's datum, it might be worthwhile pausing on that point, as well as briefly contemplating the factors that actually bore upon the emperor's ancestral training.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	756-765
Number of pages	10
Journal	Classical Quarterly
Volume	65
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838815000105
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2015

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