The Antonine Itinerary (Itinerarium Antonini), a list of roads of the Roman Empire with their distances and intermediate stops, was drawn up in the 2nd century AD, with one version dating back to the 4th century AD. For Sicily, it indicates the presence of the mansio Philosophiana on the internal r...

In some areas of Sicily, some Roman villas dating back to the 3rd to 4th century AD have been identified.  A particularly well known seaside villa situated along the northern coast of Sicily is Patti Marina, in the town of Tindari. The excavations brought to light a vast area that might include bo...

The latifundium is a large agricultural plot of land, usually belonging to a single landowner. There was at least one large farm, called pars or villa rustica in Roman times, plus several houses for settlers and accommodation for the many slaves, who were essential for work in the fields. The harv...

The latifundium is alarge agricultural plot of land, usually belonging to a single landowner. There was at least one large farm, called pars or villa rustica in Roman times, plus several houses for settlers and accommodation for the many slaves, who were essential for work in the fields. The owner ...

The villa’s sector, located near the main residence, at the service of this and the territory is formed of areas for agricultural production, accommodation for the farmer, the vilicus, servants and other workers of the fundus, but also buildings for processing and storing products (mills, wine cel...

The villa’s sector, located near the main residence, at the service of this and the territory is formed of areas for agricultural production, accommodation for the farmer, the vilicus, servants and other workers of the fundus, but also buildings for processing and storing products (mills, wine cel...

The villa rustica was used in the late Republican period (2nd to 1st century BC) as the residence of landowners directly overseeing farming activities. With the passing of time, in the imperial age and in the late antiquity period (from the 1st to the 4th century AD) the villa rustica took on the c...

The villa rustica was used in the late Republican period (2nd to 1st century BC) as the residence of landowners directly overseeing farming activities. With the passing of time, in the imperial age and in the late antiquity period (from the 1st to the 4th century AD) the villa rustica took on the c...

In some areas of Sicily, some Roman villas dating back to the 3rd to 4th century AD have been identified. A particularly well known seaside villa situated along the northern coast of Sicily is Patti Marina, in the town of Tindari. The excavations brought to light a vast area that might include both...

The Casale district is around 6 km from the town of Piazza Armerina. The ruins of the Villa Romana were discovered in the 17th century by some farmers tending to plots of land in the valley of the river Gela, on the slopes of Monte Mangone, also known as “the fortress”. The farmers noticed some...