 However, after Brutus and the others flee Rome, Mark Antony refuses to transfer control of Caesar's money from Caesar's name to Octavian's.In retaliation against Antony and his mother, Octavian promises the plebeians the money that Caesar promised in the will.When Antony and Atia find out, he is attacked violently by Antony after Octavian insults his mother and refuses to apologize.