Introduction

Abstract

The members of the scientific reference group of the project -Michael Rowlands, Chloe Chard, Claes Gejrot, Anders Cullhed, Bengt Lewan, and Simon Malmbergparticipated actively and enthusiastically at these workshops, and we are deeply grateful for the expertise, challenge and support they provided. We also wish to thank the externally invited scholars who contributed with both theoretical insights and practical vistas concerning Rome and its guidebooks: