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