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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.
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 She acted in a haughty manner towards those who were placing her in a position to be arrogant -- Orosius With Fulvia, Jane Draycott has given us both a terrific read and a superb reconstruction of a life we should know better. Fulvia's brutal politicking adds a whole new dimension to the well-worn tale of Caesar's assassination, and to her third husband Antony's affair with Cleopatra. Highly recommended -- Catherine Fletcher, author of THE ROADS TO ROME
