A small room represents one of the activities of the thermal bath route
The square-shaped room, located between the [approfondimenti id="33850" testo_link="frigidarium"] and the [approfondimenti id="33853" testo_link="tepidarium"], is decorated with a mosaic enlivened by the presence of five figures, arranged on two different levels.
In the upper one, a man with a part...
High-ranking characters depicted in the mosaics of the apsidal niches of the frigidarium
The subjects that emerge in the first phase mosaics are more legible in the north-eastern apse.
A young man, seated on a chair on which a fringed [approfondimenti id="33651" testo_link="pardalis"] rests, is wrapped in a soft towel, used after bathing in the pool. Behind him, a servant approaches wh...
A dialogue between mythological and realistic scenes
The thermal bath areas that can be accessed from the passage area of the biapsidal hall start from the frigidarium, a space dedicated to cold baths, with an octagonal plan around which is arranged a [approfondimenti id="33474" testo_link="Corinthian order"] colonnade that would have supported the [a...
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.