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