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