Her first book, Boudica: Warrior Woman of Roman Britain (Oxford, 2018) explored representations of Boudica in Roman history and the material culture of first century Britain. She has published articles on Boudica, Agrippina the Younger, Epicharis, Livia, Messalina, Agrippina the Elder, and class and gender in the opposition to Nero, among others.
Professor Gillespie’s research focuses on women of the Roman Empire, with a particular interest in the relationship between gender, power, and politics among women of the ruling family. She received her BA in Classics from Harvard University (2005), her Master of Studies in Greek and Latin Languages and Literatures from the University of Oxford (2006), and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (2012) with a dissertation on female exemplarity in Tacitus’ Annals. Previously, she taught at Columbia University in New York and Temple University in Philadelphia. Caitlin Gillespie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies.
