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