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