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