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