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