Villa Romana del Casale
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Piazza Armerina (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: Ciazza; Sicilian: Chiazza) is a comune in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy.
- Villa Romana del Casale - Wikipedia
The Villa Romana del Casale (Sicilian: Villa Rumana dû...
- Piazza Armerina Cathedral - Wikipedia
Piazza Armerina Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Maria...
- Villa Romana del Casale - Wikipedia
È un'antica città d'impianto medievale con un pregevole centro storico barocco e normanno. Sul suo territorio si trova la Villa romana del Casale con i suoi famosi mosaici, dal 1997 Patrimonio dell'umanità dell' UNESCO.
The Villa Romana del Casale (Sicilian: Villa Rumana dû Casali) is a large and elaborate Roman villa or palace located about 3 km from the town of Piazza Armerina, Sicily.
Piazza Armerina Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Maria Santissima delle Vittorie, Duomo di Piazza Armerina) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. The dedication is to Mary of the Victories ( Maria Santissima delle Vittorie ).
- The Villa
- The Mosaics
- The Frescoes
- The Villa’s Owner
- The Medieval Phases
- The Medieval Ceramics
- Recent Work
- Restoration Project
The Villa del Casale constitutes one of the grandest examples of a late antique Roman villa. Architectural and decorative elements found in other contemporary villas throughout the western empire are combined here with unparalleled richness and complexity, a complexity which in turn suggests a villa with many varied functions. Indeed, the study of ...
It is for its mosaics that the Villa del Casale is justifiably famous. Stretching over some 3,500 square meters, these mosaics reflect themes common to the era, using both direct and symbolic means to laud the dominus, or landowner. The mosaics also reflect themes appropriate to the rooms in which they appear. Thus, although much previous scholarsh...
Although less well-known than for its famous mosaics and marbles, the Villa del Casale also boasts an amazing collection of mural paintings that covered the walls of the residence. These are rarely considered in the many studies of the site, but given the paucity of late antique domestic wallpainting, the examples at Piazza Armerina are an importan...
Most scholars believe that the late antique phase of the villa dates to the early decades of the 4th century, and recent excavations generally support this. But as the style of the mosaics suggests, and our new work has confirmed, this phase is followed by later additions—perhaps after the AD 365 earthquake—including the oval peristyle, the triple-...
It is likely that from the 7th century onwards, the villa’s buildings were partially transformed. The discovery of many lamps, some with Christian symbols, inside the frigidarium of the baths has led us to hypothesize that this space was eventually used as an oratory. The progressive accumulation of debris over the residence—one of the facts that p...
The material culture of the Arab-Norman period is particularly interesting and reveals the wide cultural and economic territory to which the site was linked during the Middle Ages. The evidence from the new excavations has shown the strong connections that bound Sicily and North Africa from the early Fatimid period (second half of the 10th century ...
The new excavations were initially focused on the south of the villa, revealing a portion of the Arab-Norman settlement, including houses and artisanal quarters for ceramic production. These buildings were only a small portion of a much larger medieval settlement that had once covered the entire area of the villa, but which was destroyed by the pre...
Alongside the excavations, beginning in spring 2007, a major reconstruction project was launched throughout the villa, financed by the European Union. Aside from the mosaics, which needed major conservation, the project also began the replacement of the plastic cover over the site, built in the 1950s by architect Franco Minissi. Considered innovati...
Piazza Armerina, en sicilien Chiazza, est une commune du libre consortium municipal d'Enna en Sicile . À proximité de Piazza Armerina se trouve la villa romaine du Casale.
Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale. Near Piazza Armerina (Sicily) the Villa Romana del Casale was built (on an earlier 2nd century settlement) in the 4th century A.D. Indisputably one of the largest and most luxurious villas anywhere in the Roman world, it is the supreme example of a luxury Roman villa, graphically illustrating the ...
