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