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