 Upon observing Octavian in his "toga virilis" and seeing how his fighting skills have improved, Atia suggests that he join a military academy.Though a widow, Atia is by no means resigned to celibacy and spinsterhood.She suggests to her lover Mark Antony that if they married, his social status would be elevated enough to seize control over Rome in Caesar's absence; however, Antony is repelled by her calculating willingness to plot against her own uncle and rejects her with a vicious insult.