That the citizens of Agrigentum lived in comfort and well-being is nothing new. First Akragas, then Agrigentum, was renowned for the wealth of its inhabitants and the remarkable decorations and works of art that adorned the city. According to archaeologists, the wealth of the domus, and also of th...

In the Hellenistic-Roman quarter, as evidence of the trade that also took place in the city, workshops and spaces dedicated to production and trade were found, directly annexed to the domus: these rooms were located on the ground floor and opened directly onto the street, like real shops. They migh...

In the area at the mouth of the river Akragas, in an area characterised by a [approfondimenti id="5361" testo_link="sandy dune"], today only partially preserved, stood the port of the ancient city of Agrigento, which later became the Roman then the Byzantine city. The place is remembered by Diodoru...

Already known by the acronym [approfondimenti id="5346" testo_link="SPA"], the first spas in Rome appeared in the 1st century BC, even if the wealthiest families had made a habit, originally Greek, of building a bathroom in their private homes since the 3rd century. In Rome, with time, more and mor...

In the daily life of the inhabitants of ancient Rome, the thermal baths played a fundamental role: they were considered a genuine [approfondimenti id="5331" testo_link="rite"], as well as a place of reception for the elite, where both the rich patricians and the general population could go. In 2014...

In the Imperial Age, around the 3rd century AD, the houses of Agrigentum experienced a period of splendour and prosperity in which they were enlarged and renovated with very fine black and white or polychrome mosaic decorations, which gradually replaced the older technique of [approfondimenti id="53...

Like today, even in the times of the ancient Romans houses were where people spent their private life. For this reason, the houses reflected not only the personality, but above all the wealth of their owners, a typical aspect of the culture of ancient Rome. The houses generally had two entrances: t...