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Nerva

American  
[nur-vuh] / ˈnɜr və /

noun

  1. Marcus Cocceius a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.


Nerva British  
/ ˈnɜːvə /

noun

  1. full name Marcus Cocceius Nerva. ?30–98 ad , Roman emperor (96–98), who introduced some degree of freedom after the repressive reign of Domitian. He adopted Trajan as his son and successor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Councillor Neil Nerva, the cabinet member for community health and wellbeing at Brent Council, said she is "seeking reassurance" from Everyone Active and the pool will remain closed "until further notice".

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2024

Nerva took over and condemned his predecessor’s memory.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2022

Cutting down Domitian’s head into a portrait of Nerva did make the new emperor look like he had a swole neck, but his comparatively tiny skull looks ridiculous.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2022

Ms Luemos' parents reported her disappearance after she had failed to answer their calls or to show up at the secondary school in Nerva, next to El Campillo, where she had worked since 3 December.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2018

On the accession of Nerva he was freed from exile, and returned to Ephesus, where he wrote his Gospel and Epistles, and died at the age of one hundred years, about A.D.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Simon Greenleaf

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