Biography
Lenia has a BA Hons (Archaeology and Art History) from the University of Athens, Greece,听as well as an MLitt (Late Medieval and Renaissance Italian Art) from St 糖心logo, where she also completed her PhD in 2009. She has worked as a Neil Macgregor scholar at the National Gallery, London, doing research for the National Inventory Research Project, and has participated in a number of archaeological excavations in Greece.听
Teaching
Lenia has been teaching modules on classical reception, Byzantine art and the art and reception of Raphael.
Research areas
Lenia's primary research interests are centred on classical reception, women travellers and history of archaeology. She has published various articles on Italo-Byzantine artistic contacts, and edited a collection of essays on The Legacy of Antiquity New Perspectives in the Reception of the Classical World (2013). She is currently working on a project to uncover and contextualise the excavation of the palace of Byzantine emperors in Istanbul during 1930-1950.
PhD supervision
- Alex听Bourke
- Jackie听Li
Selected publications
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Eich, S., Kouneni, L. & Taylorson, J., 6 Oct 2026.
Research output: Contribution to conference 鈥� Paper 鈥� peer-review
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Kouneni, L. & Petsalis-Diomidis, A., 1 Apr 2026, Online : University of St 糖心logo.
Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
Kouneni, L., 16 Oct 2025, In: Visual Inquiry. 13, p. 127-143
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Petsalis-Diomidis, A. & Kouneni, L., 31 May 2024, Online : University of St 糖心logo.
Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
Kouneni, L., 1 Jun 2024, Innovations in teaching history: eighteenth-century studies in higher education. Larsen, R., Marples, A. & McCormack, M. (eds.). London: University of London Press, p. 151-175 25 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Kouneni, L., 21 Nov 2024, Studies in Byzantine history and culture : a festschrift for Paul Magdalino. Tougher, S. (ed.). Leiden: Brill, p. 25-49 25 p. (Medieval Mediterranean; vol. 141).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Kouneni, L., 1 Dec 2023, Online : Baylor University / University of Bonn.
Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
Kouneni, L., 1 Jan 2023, Vetusta monumenta = Ancient monuments: a digital edition. Heringman, N., Lake, C. B. & Boehm, K. (eds.). Online: University of Missouri / Society of Antiquaries of London, Vol. 3.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary
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Kouneni, L., 1 Aug 2022, Discovering Byzantium in Istanbul: scholars, institutions, and challenges, 1800-1955 . Delouis, O. & Pitarakis, B. (eds.). Istanbul: Istanbul Research Institute, p. 237-274 (I虈stanbul Aras抬t谋rmalar谋 Enstitu虉su虉 kitaplar谋 [Istanbul Research Institute publications]; vol. 48).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Kouneni, L., 12 Nov 2021, In: History. 106, 372, p. 645-667 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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