War in the Ancient World International Conference (WAWIC) 2025

We are pleased to announce the next annual hybrid conference designed to bring together researchers on ancient warfare from around the world to share research and ideas. We invite submissions on any aspect, era, or geographical region of ancient warfare, encouraging a broad and inclusive discussion. Contributions from archaeological, philological, and historical perspectives are welcome, with particular interest in topics related to the Greco-Roman world, the ancient Near East, ancient Egypt, and neighboring cultures. The conference is open to doctoral students, early-career researchers, and established scholars alike.

Conference Dates: May 29–31, 2025

Conference Locations: Duluth, MN, and Münster, Germany

The WAWIC will be held in-person in Duluth, MN, for North American participants and simultaneously in Münster, Germany, for European participants. These in-person venues will be connected via Zoom for selected panels, enabling seamless transcontinental engagement.

Paper and Panel Submissions: We welcome proposals for both individual papers as well as for entire thematic panels.

Individual presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes. Online presentations are possible; however, participation in presence is desirable if there are no special personal reasons preventing it. Depending on the funding, participants in Münster (especially doctoral students) will ideally have part of their travel expenses reimbursed. For individual contributions, please send an abstract of 300 words and a brief bio to Jeffrey Rop ([email protected]) for North America and Lennart Gilhaus ([email protected]) for Europe BEFORE January 15th 2025.

Thematic panels can be accommodated at either location. We particularly welcome transcontinental panels and will facilitate their connection through Zoom. If you have an idea for a panel, please contact Lennart Gilhaus ([email protected]), and we will be happy to try to help realize your idea.

Participants are invited to submit their paper to the newly founded Diamond Open Access Online Journal Deimos after the conference. Thematic panels may be proposed for the newly founded book series Bellona.

Local Contacts:

North American (Duluth) Participants: Jeffrey Rop ([email protected]),

European (Münster) Participants: Marian Helm ([email protected]), Patrick Sänger ([email protected])

Conference Coordinator Contacts:

Europe: Lennart Gilhaus (University of Bonn / University of Duisburg-Essen, [email protected])

North America: Graham Wrightson (South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls; [email protected]

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