This man was the target of an unsuccessful plot by Calpurnius Crassus.
This man was the target of an unsuccessful plot by Calpurnius Crassus. The brother-in-law of Otho, this man received triumphal honors after exposing the Pisonian Conspiracy. While this man dismissed Titus Petronius Secundus, he did not execute him until the Praetorian Guard took him hostage. The only public work constructed during this man's reign was a forum later aptly titled "Forum Transitorium." Regarding his reign, Fronto said a dictatorship was preferable to "one who allowed everyone to do everything." He considered adopting Publius Cornelius Nigrinus, but was pressured to adopt a military commander of forces at the German frontier. After his predecessor was killed, the Senate, for the first time, proclaimed a new emperor by making this man ruler. He inaugurated a dynasty that replaced the Flavians. For 10 points, name this first of the Five Good Emperors.
This man was the target of an unsuccessful plot by Calpurnius Crassus.
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