Antony, Octavius and Lepidus form teh second triumvirate. They have a meeting to decide which Romans will live and which will die. Lepidus and Octavius both agree that Lepidus brother shoudl die. Octavius and Antony plan on killing Lepidus because they think that he is not capable of ruling 1/3 of the world. Octavius says "He's a tried and valiant soldier." Lepidus compares him to his horse. They decide not to kill Lepidus, but to train him. they also start preparing for the war against Brutus and Cassius' army.