Fulvia (book)

Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome is a 2025 book by Jane Draycott, published by Yale University Press.[1] It is a biography of the Roman matron Fulvia.[2]

Reception

The book received mostly positive reviews from critics, who noted that it shed light on an understudied historical figure.[3][4][5][1] Ann Northfield of the Historical Novel Society wrote that "Draycott does an excellent and thoughtful job of reconstructing and evaluating such evidence as there is, in a fair and reflective way."[6] However, some reviewers found Draycott's positive portrayal of Fulvia to be unconvincing.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Carter, By Maxwell (2025-09-11). "'Fulvia' Review: Her Life In a Deadly Age". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Fulvia: Portrait of a Woman on Fire".
  3. ↑ Smith, Joan. "Fulvia — the most dangerous woman in ancient Rome". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  4. ↑ "Mark Antony's wife was a political player in her own right". TLS. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  5. ↑ "Book of the day: Two takes - one fact, one fiction - on life of Roman aristocrat Fulvia". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  6. ↑ "Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  7. ↑ Donoghue, Steve (2025-07-30). "Fulvia by Jane Draycott". Open Letters Review. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
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