 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nerva aive Proquaestor pro praetore pasi paAntonius muna 41 BC, uye zvinofungidzirwa kuti aive naLucius Antonius panguva yePerusine Hondo. Akanga ari mumwe wevakuru vakuru vehondo muuto raAntonio uyo akaramba kurwisa Octavianus uye akaunza kuyananiswa pakati pevarume vaviri muna 40 BC. Munenge muna 38 BC, Marcus Antonius akagadza Nerva somubati wehurumende weAsia, panguva iyo yaakarumbidzwa saimperator nokuda kwechiito chechiuto paLagina. Nokuda kwebasa rake kuna Marcus Antonius, Nerva akasarudzwa kuva mukuru mukuru muna 36 BC. Muna 31 BC akasarudzwa ku Quindecimviri sacris faciundis, uye akasimudzirwa kuPatriciate mushure me29 BC. 