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 Mansio, a stopping place

The room of the seasons

Pars Fructuaria e Pars Rustica

The layout of the rooms

The Mansio of Sophiana

A dignified setting dedicated to the myth of Arion

The Latifundium

The myth of Orpheus

A large banquet hall

A room dedicated to the sea

The composition of the spaces

A decoration that marks time

The public rooms of the Villa

The Peristyle of the Villa

Date Clues