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The Adoptive Emperors (- threads, 33 posts)
Trajan and Hadrian are often known as "The Adoptive Emperors" because of the precedent set for choosing the most qualified successor to Caesar's throne - not the closest in blood. ...
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    Chosen by the Senate after Domitian's murder, the elderly Nerva chose to adopt a strong successor - Trajan - who would return Rome to stability.

    30 - 98 A.D. Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an experienced politician, used his brief two years as Emperor to break the cycle of internecine wars for the Imperial throne by adopting Trajan.


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    * Heraklia Aelius, May 5, 2003 - 16:09

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