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