The Villa Romana del
Casale
in Piazza Armerina, by the unique nature of its architecture, is considered one of the most eloquent examples of state
homes
from the late antiquity.
Situated on the slopes of Monte Mangone and lightly lapped by the waters of the Gela river, the Roman domus, built between the first and second half of the 3rd century AD on the remains of a
rustic villa
,
is the pars dominica of a larger latifundium connected to the mansio, a safe refuge for travellers, situated in the Sofiana quarter.The articulated layout of its rooms follows the context assumed by the countryside in the economy of the 4th century AD, where complex structures flourished and became genuine administrative centres for agriculture.
