Fulvia
the woman who broke all the rules in ancient rome
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
Fulvia: The Roman Revolutionary Who Challenged an Empire
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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781805463658 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1805463659 |
| Author: | Jane Draycott |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 378g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 154mm x 22mm |
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‘A woman who has brought more luck to herself than to her husbands…a woman as cruel as she is greedy to the utmost extent’ - Cicero‘A woman who took no thought for spinning or housekeeping…meddlesome and headstrong’ - Plutarch ’[She] caused the death of many, both to satisfy her enmity and to gain their wealth’ -Cassius Dio ‘Nothing of the woman in her except her sex’ - Velleius Paterculus
About The Author
Jane Draycott
Jane Draycott is a historian and archaeologist, and the author of Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen. She is currently Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Glasgow and co-director of the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab.
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