The Senate's Choice of a Long Time Imperial Adviser

Everyone agreed that finding an emperor now, now now was the most important thing. The man whose name popped up was long time imperial adviser marcus nerva. Nerva would buy political establishment time to work through their rivalries and alliances peacefully,. without needing to resort to violence. Within hours of domitian's death, he accepted the senat's acclaim. If it meant keeping the peace, the man who had spent his life in the shadows was more than willing to step into the light.