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