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