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