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