Jane Draycott (archaeologist)
Jane Draycott | |
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| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Nottingham |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeologist |
Sub-discipline | Roman specialist |
| Institutions | University of Glasgow |
Jane Draycott is a British archaeologist, historian and biographer who is senior lecturer in Classics at the University of Glasgow.
Early life and education
Draycott graduated from Cardiff University with a master of arts degree in ancient history. She received a master of science in archaeology and anthropology from Cranfield University and a PhD in Classics from the University of Nottingham.[1] She was the 2011-12 Rome Fellow at the British School at Rome and the 2016-2018 LKAS Research Fellow in Classics at the University of Glasgow.[2]
Career
In 2023, Draycott published Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome.[3][4][5][6] Draycott also wrote Cleopatra's Daughter, a biography of Cleopatra Selene II.[7] In 2025, she published Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome, a biography of Fulvia.[8][9][10][11]
Draycott has researched digital history and the depiction of ancient history in video games.[2] She edited Women in Historical and Archaeological Video Games[12] and co-edited Women in Classical Video Games.[13]
She is senior lecturer in Classics at the University of Glasgow.[2]
References
- ↑ "Jane Draycott". historicalwriters.org. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- 1 2 3 "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Humanities | Sgoil nan Daonnachdan - Our staff - Dr Jane Draycott". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Graham, Emma-Jayne (November 2024). "JANE DRAYCOTT, PROSTHETICS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. xxi + 202, illus. (col.). isbn 9781009168397. £75.00". Journal of Roman Studies. 114: 253–254. doi:10.1017/S0075435824000042. ISSN 0075-4358.
- ↑ Ward, Marchella (2023-05-05). "Book Review: Jane Draycott. 2022. Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 226. Hardcover. (ISBN 9781009168397)". New England Classical Journal. 50 (1). doi:10.52284/NECJ.50.1.review.ward.
- ↑ "Jane, Draycott Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome".
- ↑ "REVIEW: Virdi on Draycott, 'Prostheses in Antiquity' – The Disability History Association". Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Bartsch-Zimmer, Shadi (2023-05-23). "Cleopatra's Daughter Led a Life as Eventful as Her Mother's". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Mark Antony's wife was a political player in her own right". TLS. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Carter, Maxwell (2025-09-11). "'Fulvia' Review: Her Life In a Deadly Age". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Donoghue, Steve (2025-07-30). "Fulvia by Jane Draycott". Open Letters Review. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ Buck, Patrick D. M. (2026). "Women in Historical and Archaeological Video Games (Video Games and the Humanities, Volume 9) (J.) Draycott (ed.) Pp. vi + 370, colour ills. Berlin and Boston: Walter De Gruyter, 2023. Paper, £27.50 (Cased, £86). ISBN: 978111356624". Journal of Classics Teaching. 27 (53): 94–95. doi:10.1017/S2058631024000862. ISSN 2058-6310.
- ↑ Network, Historical Games (2022-12-07). "Book review: Women in Classical Video Games, edited by Jane Draycott and Kate Cook (Bloomsbury, 2022)". Historical Games Network. Retrieved 2026-05-29.