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