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