The War in the Ancient World International Conference brings together scholars on ancient warfare from around the world to share research and ideas. This annual hybrid conference includes presentations on any aspect, era, or geographical region of ancient warfare. We encourage a broad and inclusive discussion of ancient warfare, and contributions from archaeological, philological, and historical perspectives are welcome, with a 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.
We are pleased to announce the 2026 WAWIC will be held in Winnipeg and Madrid! These in-person venues will be connected via Zoom for selected panels, enabling seamless transcontinental engagement.
Conference Dates: June 9 - 11, 2026
Conference Locations: Winnipeg, Manitoba and Madrid, Spain
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026 (if you wish to organize a thematic panel, please indicate your interest to [email protected] by October 15, 2025)
Call for Papers
Conference participants are invited to submit their paper to the newly founded Diamond Open Access Online Journal Deimos after the conference (https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/deimos/index). Thematic panels may be proposed for the newly founded book series Bellona.
Local Contacts:
North American (Winnipeg) Participants: Conor Whately (University of Winnipeg, [email protected])
European (Madrid) Participants: Fernando Echeverria (Complutense University of Madrid, [email protected])
Conference Coordinator Contacts:
Europe: Lennart Gilhaus (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, [email protected])
North America: Graham Wrightson (South Dakota State University, [email protected]) and Jeffrey Rop (University of Minnesota Duluth, [email protected])
Information for in-person participants and guests:
North American Conference Session
European Conference Session