LEADER 04231oam 2200637I 450 001 9910455629003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-44019-7 010 $a0-415-28917-3 010 $a1-134-44020-0 010 $a1-280-10647-6 010 $a0-203-21807-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203218075 035 $a(CKB)111087026854986 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH3704679 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000304135 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11263575 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000304135 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10278013 035 $a(PQKB)10095223 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC171370 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL171370 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10101000 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL10647 035 $a(OCoLC)181597977 035 $a(OCoLC)53016938 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087026854986 100 $a20180331d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNerva and the Roman succession crisis of AD 96-99 /$fJohn D. Grainger 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (xxvii, 162 p. ) $cill., maps 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-34958-3 311 $a0-203-29466-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Assassination -- 2. Conspiracy -- 3. Nerva -- 4. Reactions -- 5. The emperor's work -- 6. The succession problem -- 7. The aristocratic networks -- 8. Choice -- 9. Heir -- 10. New emperor. 330 $aThis is a detailed examination of the crisis of AD 96-99 which saw the transfer of power from Domitian to Trajan and passing through the feeble hands of Nerva. 330 $bThe imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally Nerva's own choice of successor, Trajan, who became a strong and respected emperor against the odds. Perhaps most significantly Grainger investigates the effects of this dynastic uncertainty both inside and outside the ruling group in Rome, asking why civil war did not occur in this time of political upheaval. The last time a dynasty had failed, in AD 68, a damaging military conflict had resulted; at the next failure in AD 192, another war broke out; by the third century civil war was institutionalized, and was one of the main reasons for the eventual downfall of the entire imperial structure. Grainger argues that though AD 96-98 stands out as the civil war that did not happen, it was a perilously close-run thing. The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally Nerva's own choice of successor, Trajan, who became a strong and respected emperor against the odds. Perhaps most significantly Grainger investigates the effects of this dynastic uncertainty both inside and outside the ruling group in Rome, asking why civil war did not occur in this time of political upheaval. The last time a dynasty had failed, in AD 68, a damaging military conflict had resulted; at the next failure in AD 192, another war broke out; by the third century civil war was institutionalized, and was one of the main reasons for the eventual downfall of the entire imperial structure. Grainger argues that though AD 96-98 stands out as the civil war that did not happen, it was a perilously close-run thing. 606 $aEmperors$zRome$vBiography 607 $aRome$xHistory$yAntonines, 96-192 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEmperors 676 $a937.07092 700 $aGrainger$b John D.$f1939,$0956272 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455629003321 996 $aNerva and the Roman succession crisis of AD 96-99$92165225 997 $aUNINA