Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome

This episode, from the Dublin Festival of History 2025, celebrates the charismatic Fulvia who amassed a degree of military and political power that was unprecedented for a woman in Ancient Rome. Acclaimed historian Jane Draycott has used original sources to piece together Fulvia’s life and sort fact from fiction, while also exploring the role of women in Roman society. This episode was recorded at the Round Room in the Mansion House, on 27th September, 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient Rome is an episode from Dublin Festival of History Podcast by Dublin City Council.

This episode is 48:14 long.

This episode was published on Dec 2, 2025.

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