 Despite Nerva 's measures to remain popular with the Senate and the Roman people , support for Domitian remained strong in the army , which had called for his deification immediately after the assassination . In an attempt to appease the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard , Nerva had dismissed their prefect Titus Petronius Secundus — one of the chief conspirators against Domitian — and replaced him with a former commander , Casperius Aelianus . 
 Despite Nerva <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>measures to remain popular with the Senate and the Roman people , support for Domitian remained strong in the army , which <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> called for his deification immediately after the assassination . In an attempt to appease the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard , Nerva <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> dismissed their prefect Titus Petronius Secundus — one of the chief conspirators against Domitian — and replaced him with a former commander , Casperius Aelianus . 
Despite Nerva  measures to remain popular w/ the Senate and the Roman people , support for Domitian remained strong in the army , which done called for his deification immediately after the assassination . In an attempt to appease the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard , Nerva done dismissed their prefect Titus Petronius Secundus — one of da chief conspirators against Domitian — and replaced him with a former commander , Casperius Aelianus .