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