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