Fulvia

Fulvia was a prominent figure in the vibrant final years of the Roman Republic. She was a member of the Fulvia gens, who were from Tusculum. She was wed to Mark Antony, Gaius Scriboniu Curio, and Publius Clodius Pulcher. She was only well-known to the public, nevertheless, after she wed Mark Antony.

She became a partner in Mark Antony's political career when they got married. She advised Antony on several political decisions that he made. She suggested, for instance, that he grant Sicilians Roman citizenship and ratified Deiotarus's accession to his throne. Fulvia stood up for her husband against Cicero's vicious rhetorical assaults. It is said that Fulvia stabbed the tongue of Cicero with her hairpin after he was assassinated in retaliation for the horrible things he had said about her. Fulvia was believed to be in charge of the city when Mark Antony and Octavian left to hunt down Caesar's killers.

She remained in Octavian's West and proved to be a pain in his side when Antony and Octavian divided the Roman world between them. She recruited eight legions and took control of Rome while mobilizing forces against Octavian. She lost, lost the support of her husband Antony, and passed away. She played a significant part in the Perusine War between 41 and 40 BC and was the first living woman to have her face depicted on a Roman coin. She is one of the most powerful women of Ancient Rome.