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An equestrian statue of Emperor Nerva, Gloucester, dressed in Roman soldier attire, seated with relaxed reigns on a horse which has a raised front leg.

Title

Emperor Nerva (30 AD–98 AD)

Date

2002

Medium

bronze on concrete plinth

Accession number

GL1_JC_S162

Work type

Equestrian

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

19th October 2002

Access

at all times

Inscription description

main plaque: THIS STATUE OF EMPEROR NERVA WAS SCULPTED BY / ANTHONY STONES / FOR / GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST / AS A MILLENNIUM PROJECT TO CELEBRATE THE 1900 TH / ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE ROMAN TOWN / AS A COLONIA AN ARMY RETIREMENT CENTRE C AD 97 / THE INITIATIVE FOR THE STATUE WAS A GIFT FROM THE FORMER / SECRETARY TO THE TRUST PETER PRICE FOR A PUBLIC ARTWORK. / IT WAS UNVEILED ON THE 19TH OCTOBER 2002 BY ALISON WOOLEY / REPRESENTING HIS FAMILY / THE FOLLOWING GAVE MAJOR FINANCIAL OR PRACTICAL SUPPORT / HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL / GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL / THE SUMMERFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST / BARNWOOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED / CHELTENHAM AND GLOUCESTER PLC / EAST GATE SHOPPING / JANE & ROGER NORWICH / PAT & ROBIN MORRIS / COMMITTEE : ANTHONY AULD ,ROBIN MORRIS, MICHAEL PULLON / ALLAN RUSSELL AND NIGEL SPRY; plaque two: MARCVS COCCEIVS NERVA / AVGVSTVS / THE EMPORER AFTER WHOM ROMAN GLOUCESTER WAS NAMED COLONIA NERVIANA GLEVENSIS; plaque three: has a pictoral etching of the town followed by information: ROMAN GLOUCESTER IN AD 180 / THE TOWN LIES BESIDE THE SEVERN WITHIN A RECTANGULAR OUTLINE OF AN OLD ARMY FORTRESS / NORTH IS TO TEH RIGHT / IMPOSING GATES IN THE STONE / WALLS CONTROL ENTRY TO THE TOWN / ITS DEFENDED AREA OF 18HA IS SURROUNDED BY SUBURBS. / IN THE MIDDLE OF TEH TOWN IS THE BASILICA (CIVIC HALL) AND BESIDE IT IS THE FORUM. ARCHEOLOGISTS FOUND PART OF AN EQUESTRIAN STATUE THAT WAS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN OF THE EMPORER WHO GAVE THE TOWN ITS FOUNDING CHARTER. / NERVA A DISTINGUISHED LAWYER WAS OVER / 60 WHEN PROCLAIMED EMPORER IN AD 96 / CIVIL / ADMINISTRATION WAS CAREFULLY NURTURED / AND DEVELOPED IN HIS TOLERANT REIGN / AND MANY WELCOME SOCIAL MEASURES / WERE INITIATED WHEN HE DIED IN AD 98 IT WAS / SAID NOBODY COULD HAVE / DONE MORE FOR THE EMPIRE / IN SO SHORT A TIME. PEOPLE / OF ROMAN GLOUCESTER / - COLONIA NERVIANA GLEVENSIS WOULD HAVE FELT HIGHLY HONOURED THAT THEIR TOWN CARRIED HIS NAME. / THIS PLAQUE IS IN MEMORY OF BRIAN SHARLAND TAIT / GLOUCESTER CIVIC TRUST CHAIRMAN 1977- 1979

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