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