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