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Roman Empire in 98

Historical records for Roman Empire in 98, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
3Named people
2Places
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Historical records

January

28 January 98Death of NervaMarcus Cocceius Nerva

Rome · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Dies after a short reign and is succeeded by Trajan.

28 January 98Reballion of Rebels in CologneMarcus Pius Trajanus

Cologne · Warfare / Military

Declared Emperor in Cologne after the mutiny of the Pretorian guard

28 January 98SuccessionMarcus Pius Trajanus

Cologne · Warfare / Military

Declared Emperor in Cologne after the mutiny of the Pretorian guard

28 January 98SuccessionMarcus Ulpius Trajan

House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Succeeds Nerva as emperor, the first provincial-born ruler of Rome.

28 January 98SuccessionMarcus Ulpius Trajan

Cologne · House / House of 5 Good Emperors

Succeeds Nerva while commanding on the Rhine.

Names involved

Marcus Cocceius NervaMarcus Pius TrajanusMarcus Ulpius Trajan

Places involved

CologneRome

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.