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