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