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