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