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