A small room represents one of the activities of the thermal bath route
The main nuclei of the Domus
The room of the seasons
The senses tell the monumental entrance
The mansio of Philosophiana. A stopping place
Is the profile of the dominus hidden among the scenes depicted in the mosaics?
The prestige of the dominus is revealed through the wall frescoes
A day of hunting at the villa
The myth of Orpheus
A dignified setting dedicated to the myth of Arion
Pars Fructuaria e Pars Rustica
The Latifundium
Semi-public rooms
The senses tell the massage room
The senses tell the Vestibule
The realistic depiction of a spa procession with a high-ranking female figure
The late antiquity residence: locus amoenus and centre of administrative activities in the heart of Sicily
High-ranking characters depicted in the mosaics of the apsidal niches of the frigidarium
The golden age: hypotheses about the villa’s period of construction and clues
The astral interpretation of the mosaic
Date Clues
Solemn and majestic architecture to welcome a high-ranking commissioner
The layout of the rooms
The Mansio of Sophiana
The mosaics of the late antiquity residence
A small room embellished with marble
An official ceremony to welcome the Dominus
The senses tell the Bi-Apsed room
The paths of virus, a reflection of the Dominus
A room dedicated to the sea
The composition of the spaces
An eloquent symbol: the signum
The capture of wild animals for the roman amphitheatre games
The catalogue of animals
The rural sacrifice
Banquets and panegyrics enlivened the vast hall, against the background of a floor mosaic celebrating the feats of Hercules
The senses tell the private entrance to the spa
Criteria for including Piazza Armerina in the WHL
The senses tell the bi-apsed ambulatory – Corridor of the “Great Hunt”
The senses tell the Basilica
Auspicious symbols and perhaps the initials of the commissioner’s name decorate the mosaic of the apsidal room
A royal room housed the Dominus during his audiences
Outdoor breakfast
The possible celebration of a solemn event
A large colonnaded portico, a place of connection between the rooms
The senses tell the Tri-Apsed Triclinium
The marble from the regions of the empire to decorate the basilica
A line of armed men for an important Dominus
A hidden meaning
A chariot race, set in the circus Maximus of Rome, connects the villa to the city and centre of power
The senses tell the frigidarium
The apotheosis of Hercules
The Mansio, a stopping place
A large banquet hall
A decoration that marks time
The public rooms of the Villa
The protagonists of the mosaic and the military themed frescoes
A dialogue between mythological and realistic scenes
The senses tell the room in the private apartment known as “small hunt”
The Latifundium
The senses tell the Quadrangular Peristyle
An individual who has attracted the attention of scholars
A small room used as a privileged entrance to the baths
The public and private rooms of the villa
Form of greeting or ritual?
A view of the race from the imperial gallery
The senses tell the Sacellum of the Lares
The protagonists of the mosaics
Worship of the Lares
An organic microcosm: the structure of the villa
MiC – Ministero della Cultura
Legge 77/2006 - Misure Speciali di Tutela e Fruizione dei Siti Italiani di Interesse Culturale, Paesaggistico e Ambientale, inseriti nella “Lista Del Patrimonio Mondiale”, posti sotto la Tutela dell’ UNESCO Regione Siciliana.
Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana, Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell’Identità Siciliana.
Parco archeologico della Valle dei Templi di Agrigento.
