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