Fulvia: life of the week

Jane Draycott introduces an extraordinary woman who played a starring role in one of the most explosive periods in ancient history

Published: April 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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She super-charged Mark Antony's rise to power, whipped up gang violence, went to war with Octavian – and may, just may, have abused Cicero's decapitated head with a hairpin. Here, in conversation with Spencer Mizen, Jane Draycott explores the life of Fulvia, the extraordinary figure who rewrote the rulebook of what a woman could achieve in the cut-throat world of ancient Roman politics.

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Jane Draycott is the author of Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome (Atlantic Books, 2025).

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Spencer MizenSenior production editor

Spencer is senior production editor of HistoryExtra magazine

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