. as theCocceius mentioned by Horace (Sat. i. 5, 28).—2. , probably the son of the preceding, andgrandfather of the emperor Nerva. He wasconsul in 22. In 33 he resolutely starvedhimself to death, notwithstanding the entreatiesof Tiberius, whose constant companion he was(Tac. Ann. iv. 58, vi. 26 ; Dio Cass, lviii. 21). Hewas a celebrated jurist and is often mentionedin the Digest. He was notable also as havingcharge of public works under Tiberius, andespecially of aqueducts (Frontin. Aquaed. 2).He was the originator of the tu
. as theCocceius mentioned by Horace (Sat. i. 5, 28).—2. , probably the son of the preceding, andgrandfather of the emperor Nerva. He wasconsul in 22. In 33 he resolutely starvedhimself to death, notwithstanding the entreatiesof Tiberius, whose constant companion he was(Tac. Ann. iv. 58, vi. 26 ; Dio Cass, lviii. 21). Hewas a celebrated jurist and is often mentionedin the Digest. He was notable also as havingcharge of public works under Tiberius, andespecially of aqueducts (Frontin. Aquaed. 2).He was the originator of the tunnel (Grotta diPosilipo) on the road leading from Naples toBaiae [Pausilypus].—3. M., the son of thelast, and probably father of the emperor, wasalso a celebrated jurist, and is often cited in theDigest under the name of Nerva Filius.—4. M., Roman emperor, 96-98, was born atNarnia, in Umbria, 32. He was consulwith Vespasian, 71, and with Domitian, 90. Onthe assassination of Domitian, in September,96, Nerva, who had probably been privy to the. Coin of Nerva, Roman Emperor, ;. head of Nerva: IMP. NERVA CAES. AVG. P. P. COS. II. ; rev., Justice seated: IVSTITIAAVG VST. conspiracy, was declared emperor at Romeby the people and the soldiers, and his ad-ministration at once restored tranquility to tinstate. He stopped proceedings against thosewho had been accused of treason, and allowecmany exiled persons to return to Rome. Th<informers were suppressed by penalties, andsome were put to death. At the commencement of his reign, Nerva swore that h<would put no senator to death ; and he kept hiiword, even when a conspiracy had been formec
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