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