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