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