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