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