11-28-2014, 08:23 AM
This is why I LOVE this place. Thank you very much! Is it correct then that he would have been camped in Germania and still commanding a legion at that time? I was able to find information about the 3 days Nerva was held hostage in the palace by Prefect Aerelius to give up Domitian's conspirators but couldn't find anything to tell me how long it was between that and him adopting Trajan.I knew Trajan didn't return to Rome for 2 years but how was he able to do that without anyone else taking power? especially Aerelius who from what I've researched so far had been planning to seize power after Nerva, which is why Nerva adopted Trajan, knowing if anything happened to him then Trajan would avenge him. Anything more you can share would be SO appreciated!
