The Palace and Park by Phillips, Forbes, Latham, Owen, Scharf, and Shenton

[Born at Narnia, in Umbria, A.D. 32. Died at Rome, A.D. 98. Aged 64.] Pliny says that the commencement of the reign of Nerva was the era of returning freedom; and Tacitus praises the same Emperor, for reconciling supreme authority with the liberty of the citizen. He succeeded the Emperor Domitian, who was murdered, and his first care was to restore tranquillity, and to repair the effects of his predecessor’s tyranny. He put an end to the persecution of the Christians, attended to the wants of the poor, and exercised a rigid economy. Gentleness and goodness were marked features in his character. [From the gallery of the Emperors in the Capitoline Museum at Rome.]