Context - The Villa

The rooms of the Villa, a reflection of its owner

The rooms and scenes depicted in the mosaics of the Villa Romana del Casale eloquently interpret the profile that would have distinguished the figure of the Dominus, so much so as to validate some of the theories suggested over the years by archaeologists.As a matter of fact, it is plausible to say that the late antiquity residence, for all its magnificence, reflects the complexity of life and the activities of someone of high social status, who commissioned within it a public route in addition to a second one intended for the more private circle.

The room of the seasons

The layout of the rooms

The Peristyle of the Villa

A dignified setting dedicated to the myth of Arion

Date Clues

Pars Fructuaria e Pars Rustica

A large banquet hall

The public rooms of the Villa

The Mansio, a stopping place

The Latifundium

The composition of the spaces

The myth of Orpheus

A decoration that marks time

The Mansio of Sophiana

A room dedicated to the sea