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