Marcus Cocceius Nerva Caesar Augustus;
8 November, 30 AD – 27 January, 98 AD
The origins of the name Gloucester can be traced to Caerloyw in the modern Welsh.
There are various appellations in history such as Caer Glow, Gleawecastre, Gleucestre as an early British settlement is not confirmed by direct evidence.
However, Gloucester was the Roman municipality of Colonia Nervia Glevensium, or Glevum, built in the reign of Nerva.
