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