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