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History

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The initial ideal…

… of a recurrent Celtic Conference in Classics, which would rotate between countries and regions within Britain, France and Ireland, was conceived in 1998, by Dr Anton Powell. The intention, then as now, was to combine the virtues of the small, precisely-focused conference of specialists, perhaps aiming to generate a collective volume, with the openness of a grand occasion for classicists and ancient historians with widely-varying specialisms. Separate panels were to run in parallel, with members encouraged to migrate freely between them. Venues are chosen for their agreeable settings. Evenings are left free for informal contacts, which we believe are important for creating the mutual trust, and liking, which underpin enduring collaboration between scholars from widely-separated places.

​The choice of panel-subjects and of speakers is made partly by the host campus, partly by volunteer specialists from countries abroad: in short from orbis as well as urbes. In recent years, scholars from outside the home countries have provided increasing initiative in the design, chairing and recruitment of panels, and this is warmly welcomed by the organisers.

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The Celtic Conference in Classics have been held at the following universities:

2024
University of Cardiff – Wales

2023
University of Coimbra – Portugal

​2022
Lyon – France

2019
University of Coimbra – Portugal

2018
University of St Andrews – Scotland

2017
Université de Montréal and McGill University – Québec, Canada

2016
University College Dublin – Ireland

2014
University of Edinburgh – Scotland

2012
University of Bordeaux III – France​

2010
University of Edinburgh – Scotland

2008
University College Cork – Ireland

2006
University of Wales Trinity Saint David – Wales

2004
Rennes II University – France

2002
University of Glasgow – Scotland

​2000
Maynooth University – Ireland