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