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