1. What Did the Romans Ever Do for Them? Aqueducts and the Administration of the Empire • Per F. Andersson, Stockholm University; Francesco Forcher, Independent researcher; Andrea Matranga, University of Torino; Filip Novokmet, University of Zagreb; Andrea Papadia, University of York; Tomasz Zawisza, OECD.

2. From Battlelines to Bloodlines. The Social Fabric of Mercenaries Serving the Duchy of Milan. • Margherita Criveller, University of Milan; Federico Bianchi, University of Milan; Raffaele Vacca, University of Milan; Flaminio Squazzoni, University of Milan.

3. Imperial Control, Local Knowledge, and Administrators in British Iraq • Sam Dunham, Yale University.

4. Between Empire and Nation: Lee Kuan Yew and the Making of Singapore’s Nationalizing State, 1965–1972 • Wei Azim Hung, University of Cambridge.