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