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