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