# #189. One of Ancient Rome's Most Powerful Women

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Podcast: [Delving In with Stuart Kelter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/delving-in-with-stuart-kelter-5848973)
Published: 2026-05-30T22:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://delving-in.captivate.fm
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Jane Draycott is a lecturer (professor) of Ancient History at the University of Glasgow and co-director of the University of Glasgow’s Games and Gaming Lab, focusing on Roman history and archaeology. In addition to interviews and writing book chapters and articles for academic and mainstream media, she is the author of several books, three on ancient medical practices in Ancient Rome, and two on prominent ancient women: Cleopatra’s Daughter: Egyptian Princess, Roman Prisoner, African Queen, published in 2023 and Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome, published in 2025, which is the subject of today’s interview. Recorded 5/21/26.

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