“Fulvia … hasn’t received the scholarly attention she deserves, making this first full-length biography … timely and welcome. Draycott makes a persuasive case for Fulvia as one of the most significant characters in late republican history.” -- Sunday Times
“Draycott proves Fulvia a worthy and complex main character." -- Financial Times
The charismatic Fulvia amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Married three times to men who moved in powerful circles, including Marc Antony, Fulvia was not content to play the usual background role that was expected of a wife - instead she challenged the Roman patriarchy and sought to increase her influence in the face of determined opposition.
It's rare to know so much about a particular Roman woman, but Fulvia was so despised by her male detractors that she was much written about. Acclaimed historian Jane Draycott has used original sources to piece together Fulvia's life and sort fact from fiction, while also exploring the role of women in Roman society.
