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