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