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