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