 Led by Fulvia, the wife of Antony, the senators grew hostile towards Octavian over the issue of the land confiscations.According to the ancient historian Cassius Dio, Fulvia was the most powerful woman in Rome at the time.According to Dio, while Publius Servilius Vatia and Lucius Antonius were the consuls for the year 41 BC, real power was vested in Fulvia.