International Sparta Seminar

Forthcoming Events

2026 Meeting

14-17 July, Maynooth, Republic of Ireland

The 2026 Meeting of the ISS will take place at Maynooth University, as part of the wider 2026 Celtic Conference in Classics. We will hear more than 20 research papers on all aspects of ‘The Spartan Politeia‘. Programme here.

Past Events

2023, ‘Following Anton Powell: Laconian Perspectives for a New Millennium’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Coimbra, Portugal

2022, ‘Archaeology & Sparta’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Lyon, France

2017, ‘Herodotus & Sparta + Austerity’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Montreal, Canada

2015, ‘Plutarch & Sparta’, Nottingham, UK

2013, ‘The Greek Superpower: Sparta in the Self-Definitions of Athenians’, Cambridge, UK

2009, ‘Das Antike Sparta’, Regensburg, Germany

2008, ‘Thucydides & Sparta’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Cork, Ireland

2006, ‘Xenophon & Sparta’, Lyon, France

2006, ‘Sparta: The Body Politic’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Lampeter, UK

2004, ‘Sparta & War’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Rennes, France

2002, ‘Spartan Society’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Glasgow, UK

2000, ‘Sparta: Beyond the Mirage’, Celtic Conference in Classics, Maynooth, Ireland

1997, ‘Sparta: New Perspectives’, Hay-on-Wye, UK

1991, ‘The Shadow of Sparta’, Cardiff, UK