At the centre of the scenes that animate the third register of the floor mosaic in a dynamic and realistic way is a large composition that extends to the lower register; an open-air breakfast. It is probably taking place in the septum venationis of the late antiquity domus, the wood where the Dominu...
A rural sacrifice takes place in the middle of the second register of the floor mosaic
Some characters are depicted in front of a statue of [approfondimenti id="33564" testo_link="Diana"], the goddess of hunting. One of them, evidently of high rank due to the details of his purple clothing adorned ...
The first register depicts the departure for the hunt and the pursuit of a fox, while the transport of a captured boar and a scene of sacrifice and offering to [approfondimenti id="33564" testo_link="Diana"] occupy the second register.
Below, in the central part, the narration continues with the de...
Two columns mark the entrance to an important room
The large and imposing entrance of this room distinguishes it from the rooms preceding it on the north portico of the [approfondimenti id="33328" testo_link="peristyle"].
The quadrangular room is decorated with columns at the entrance, not an apse, confirming that its function, likely a dining room...
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.