Jane Draycott will be giving this year’s Classical Equalities lecture, on ‘Prostheses in Classical Antiquity: Everything You Never Knew You Wanted To Know’.
Jane Draycott is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Glasgow. Her research investigates science, technology, and medicine in the ancient world. She has published extensively on the history and archaeology of medicine, impairment, and disability in the ancient world. Her publications include the monographs Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient Greece and Rome (2023), Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy from the Middle Republic to the Early Empire (2019), and Approaches to Healing in Roman Egypt (2012).