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