Lene Rubinstein

Lene Rubinstein is a Professor of Ancient History at the Department of Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London. She is affiliated with the Hellenic Institute and the Centre for Oratory and Rhetoric. Her work focuses on legal and political history in ancient Greece, with a particular emphasis on Athenian law, gender studies, and the intersection of rhetoric with socio-political dynamics.

Her research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, exploring topics such as refugee crises in classical contexts and mechanisms of reconciliation. She has supervised projects like the EU-funded 'Constructing the 'Barbarian Other' in Attic Oratory' and the British Academy-supported 'Aristotle’s Rhetoric in China.' Her work has been published in leading journals and volumes, including Aegis and Brill’s Mnemosyne series.

Her recent projects investigate penalties in Delphic legal clauses from a gendered perspective and the role of friendship in Athenian political reconciliation. She actively engages in interdisciplinary research, bridging ancient legal practices with modern theoretical frameworks.