Regione Siciliana Assessorato dei Beni Culturali e dell Identità Siciliana Dipartimento dei Beni Culturali e dell Identità Siciliana

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1 EN G LI SH Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin

2 Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli A uniqu inhritn for ll ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto For th xptionl rihnss of its rhitturl n ortiv li Bni Culturli ll Intitàof Siilin mnts, this lt Romn strutur hs om highly prominnt importn within th progrmm for th sfguring n vloristion of Siilin hritg. It is mng y th Arhologil Prk of th Vill l Csl n th rhologil rs of Pizz Armrin n of th Vill Romn l Csl, 1950s (photo from th Arhiv of th surrouning muniiplitis, th Institut of th Rgionl Authority for Enn Offi). Culturl Hritg. Th Vill, unr UNESCO prottion sin 1997, long to mmr of th Romn Rgion Siilin Prosntoril Villprhps Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion ristory, Romn govrnor (Prftus Uri). Som sholrs liv howvr tht it ws inst uilt n xpn on irt impril ommission. Du to its uty n omplxity, it n onsir on of th most imporrgion Siilin Protnt Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion xmpls of Vill stt Romn rsinl mong its ontmporris in th Romn Wst. Th high profil of its ptron is loquntly lrt through n ionogrphi progrmm tht ws stylistilly influn y th rt of th Afrin mosiists who wr Rgion Siilin Proll Villn Romn Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion to o th work unfolsl in rih ompositions orting n imprssiv numr of s, oth puli n privt in ntur. A long history Rgion Siilin ProTh Vill Romnrsin l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion lt ntiqu fourth-ntury ws uilt on top of rusti vill uilt twn th first ntury n th Dtil of th gymnsium son hlf of th thir ntury AD. It sms tht th rhologil mosi: th hriotr of fins n strution lyrs foun in lmost ll of th stors of th th grn ftion ls his to vitory (photo y vill, isovr in th xvtions of rnt yrs, long to th lttr qurig Mrio Noto). prio. Rgion Siilin ProOvr Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion th ours ofvill th fifth n sixth ntury AD, th struturs of th Vill wr pt to fnsiv purposs, following spifi fortifition pln rvl uring th xvtion mpigns y th thikning of th primtr wlls t numrous points n y th losing of th surviving rs of th quut onnt to th ths. This trmin n initil pross of nonmnt n of th funtionl Rgion Siilin Protrnsformtion Vill Romn Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion of th s, whihl woul roupi in ltr nturis y nw rsintil struturs. Ths nw struturs wr uilt on top of th strution lyr of th pr-xisting wlls n yon th primtr of th lt mpir uiling. Th mivl sttlmnt Prfurnium of th ths tht riv from this vlopmnt took th nm Plàti, Blàt or trnsform into kiln in th Ilâtsh, s fin y In Iris, th twlvth-ntury Ar gogr- mivl prio (photo y Rgion Siilin Prophr, Vill lconsir Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Mrio Noto). until ssuming thromn nm Plàti. to possily on of th most xtnsiv Rgion Siilinn rtiult of its kin Assssorto in ntrl-southrn Siily, th sttlmnt ws i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin stroy in uring th rign of Willim I n, Diprtimnto Bni Culturli two yrs ltr, i nw fortifi ity ws foun on ll Intità Siilin th urrnt sit of Pizz Armrin. Th prsistn of highly-strutur sttlmnts in th r of th Romn vill is furthr vin in th fiftnthntury, y smll group of houss known y th nm of Csl, from whih th Vill s nm rivs. introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg

3 Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli Mivl r ll Intità Siilin Th rmins of mivl sttlmntdiprtimnto wr i Bni Culturli ll Intità isovr in th r south of th vill. Th Siilin N rhologil xvtions, rri out strting from 004 y th Dprtmnt of th Sin of Antiquity of th Univrsity of Rom - L Spi nz n unr th irtion of Ptrizio Pnsn, in ooprtion with th Musum of th pr kithn Vill l Csl n th Enn Offi for Culturl qu 4 Hritg, unrth sris of s tht t Rgion Siilin Proto Vill Romn phss, l Csl th two prinipl onstrution - Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion twn th tnth n twlfth ntury, n mi3 srvi nor on twn th n of th twlfth n prfornium B ginning of th thirtnth ntury. h Th msonry fins s rthr lrg in E sroo lirium pool prfornium srvi siz, irrgulr in isposition n gnrlly f 9 l Csl 1 Rgion Siilin Proing Vill Romn Risrvti - fvitt l Riprouzion onto opn ourtyrs. Ths sps must poytrium D privt poytrium lonium not simply hv srv prfornium vrity of funtions, ntrn 6 to th thrm Rompos frgmnts of rsintil ut lso work-rlt: th rminsmssg of smll r ovns r tpirium ipsil th lfgur vs (sour: frigirium hll of prtiulr intrst. P. Pnsn-C. Bonnno,1 7 prfornium N i lirium 3 mivl Som of th houss proly h n xtr story,poytrium ut in gnrl th L insimnto northimstr s sull Vill l Csl Pizz poytrium min sit for omsti work ws th groun floor, whr nimls wr 0 39 Gltin qurtrs Armrin, 008). 3 pool Rgion Siilin Prolso Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion uiulum oftn kpt, whil smll rs outsi th s srv for srvi storing privt with lov nthmr 38 kithn g A work mtrils. psil qurtrs prfornium srvi 30 nthmr Also notl r th rmi fins, suh s numr of lrg mphor 7 of th privt 6 smll hunt lvtory 3 for foo storg n mny xmpls ofsrvi glz rokry for 15 1 srvi pssgwy 8 us t th tprfornium 16 iul pssg B 6 l. Of mjor intrst r som frgmnts of lfgur vss, ort of Vnus 5 58 rsultnt 4 h srvi E with motifs. Ths vss lirium on th gs with florl pool sris of mnrs prfornium srvi sili 9 hv 1 Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl lvtory Risrvti -Vitt l Riprouzion portio poytrium n unusul shp sin thyprivt wr m for kping sil plnts f D poytrium lonium 13 prfornium ntrn (ll from 14 to th thrm th Ari). 5lfrg 4in Cstilin, riv 8 nthmr mssg 5 tpirium ipsil frigirium 63 of nhllpsil tlqurngulr twn th fourth vstiul 1 7 In 008, th isovry srvi pssgwy prfornium i 3 lirium pristyl n fifth poytrium ntury AD, ltr intifi s th r, onfirm th prs 43 poytrium 0 1 uiulum with lo 4 19 pool n of struturs nry th vill n from th sm prio. Th portio nthmr grnry or stor nthmr fountin with thr sins g A fruturi) xvtion mpign, onut (prs y th sm tm, unrth furthr prfornium ps ourt privt kithn smi-irulr portio Rgion Siilin Prosignifint lfrgmnts Csl tht Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion lvtory rmins,vill inluing mosi n link to Romn 1 so grn iul pssg of Vnus sllum thos of th lt ntiqu vill. rsultnt qu of th Lrs srvi r "or ior nt" g hu i of th portio lvtory rm rs puli rs privt pssgwy 3 35 of th plstrit it of Orphus nthmr pssgwy nthmr ntrn 1 srvi r 3 monumntl ntrn 57 tripsil trilinium f g ovoi 46 pristyl Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl nymphum 1Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion 4 rs srvilis spitli Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Mivl xvtion, pln of th s with inition of th iffrnt onstrution phss (sour: P. Pnsn-C. Bonnno, L insimnto mivl sull Vill l Csl i Pizz Armrin, Gltin 008) 3 srvi r south-wst ntrn nthmr psi srvi Risrvti - Vitt55 l Riprouzion monumntl rusti vill phs (1st -n?13.ad) lt ntiqu phs (4th-5thnthmr. AD) vstiul 1 1st mivl phs (10th-11th. AD) 1 n mivl phs (1thgrnry. AD) portio11 or stor 17 (prs fruturi) 3r mivl phs (1th-13th?. AD) ourt kithn RgionPost-mivl Siilinphs Pro Vill Romn l Csl 53 south-st ntrn 61 Ar south of th Vill, th 011 xvtion init in grn: lt ntiqu n mivl struturs (P. Pnsn, xrpt from th prsnttion on th nw xvtions. Pizz Armrin, 1 Otor 011. introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 3

4 Rgion Siilin Assssorto Th rhologil invstigtion i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto foun roun Ovr th ours of tim, th historil vin i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin th sit oupi y th lt ntiqu vill inrs th intrst of mny sholrs, who gn xploring its rmins strting in th first yrs of th nintnth ntury n thn gin in th first yrs of th twntith ntury, with th xvtions l y Bigio P n Polo Orsi, up to th mjor xvtion mpign rri out in 1950s n rly 1960s y Viniio Gntili, follow y numrous inititivs trgting th onsolition of th mosis. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Th isovry of suh onstitunt rihnss immitly nssitt its prottion, n fullfill y th sign n instlltion of lmint plsti struturs. This solution, onsir innovtiv n fftiv t th tim, ws propos y rhitt Frno Minissi who, inspir y CBrni, rvisit thromn solutionl lry implmnt in Rgion Siilin Prosr Vill Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion 1941 y Piro Gzzol for th ovring of th tripsil hll. Futhr systmti xvtion mpigns wr rri out in th sussiv s, up until rnt tims, whih unrth th rmins of n xtnsiv mivl sttlmnt nxt to th vill strutur. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion A nw f Sin 006, th sit hs n th sujt of systmti rstortion n onsrvtion progrmm, th guilins for whih wr writtn y High Commissionr Vittorio Sgri n implmnt y th Rgionl Authority for Culturl HrRgion Siilin Proitg, l Union, Cslon th Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion with funingvill from Romn th Europn projt vis y Guio Mli, Dirtor of Works. Th intrvntion onrns roun 3000 squr mtrs of mosi n opus stil pvmnt in ition to numrous polyhrom wll pintings, s wll s th thr-imnsionl ronfigurtion of th sps. Th forml n mtril mthrgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion os tht wr opt r iffrnt thn thos of th pst, in orr to ttr prsrv n mk us of this rsin, onsir on of th most prstigious monumntl tstimonis to ntiquity in th Mitrrnn. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Aov: Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin Th floor mosi of th pristyl: phss of rstortion for lurl grln with wil Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion niml protom. Phs I Clning of th kgroun, rovry n sltion of th tssr. Phs Rliztion of th si sign n rproution of th sign on th kgroun. Phs 3 Rmounting of th tssr on sit. Rnring of th working projt for th nw ovrings for th sili: viw of th intrior of th sili (y AED inggnri n Zrouno, Giuspp Csino, rhitt). introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 4

5 portio lvtory 13 nthmr 14 grnry or stor (prs fruturi) pln vstiul 1 portio11 ourt pssgwy 48 thrm nthmr N srvi r 3 1 nymphum prs privt monumntl ntrn prs puli ovoi 46 pristyl 4 3 prs srvilis pssgwy 47 1 r p kithn 35 it of Orphus south-st ntrn r "or srvi r north mstr s 5 61 south-wst 50 ntrn nthmr qurtrs 3 srvi 60 privt hospitli withrisrvti lov Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl uiulum 38 - Vitt l Riprouzion kithn psil qurtrs srvi nthmr 7 of th 6 smll hunt 3 srvi pssgwy 8 srvi prfornium B h E srvi lirium pool prfornium srvi sili 9 1 poytrium f D privt poytrium lonium prfornium ntrn Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl 36 Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion 6 to th thrm mssg 5 tpirium ipsil frigirium 63 hll qurngulr 7 1 srvi pssgwy prfornium i 3 lirium poytrium pristyl 43 poytrium 0 uiulum with lov 4 19 pool 4 nthmr nthmr 59 fountin with thr sins g A 41 lvtory prfornium psil smi-irulr portio privt lvtory south mstr s of ior th ig hun t" iul grn pssg of Vnus sllum rsultnt Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn - Vitt lqurtrs Riprouzion of th Lrs l Csl Risrvti srvi 13 portio lvtory nthmr 14 vstiul 1 grnry or stor (prs fruturi) portio11 ourt 3 18 of th plstrit it of Orphus pssgwy pssgwy psil nthmr kithn 1 nthmr Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn lcsl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion 1 1 srvi r 3 monumntl ntrn nymphum 1 ovoi 46 pristyl 4 57 tripsil trilinium f g Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion 3 srvi r south-wst ntrn nthmr south-st ntrn 61 Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion visit itinrry Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion onntion rmps (with: 10 m) nw routs (with: 90 m) lvl rout irtion of rout orinttion of mosis introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 5 tr tr

6 Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli Entrn n vstiul A ll Intità Siilin 11, Th Vill wloms visitors through Diprtimnto monumntl ntrn i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin strutur lik thr-y honorry rh, originlly topp y roun rhs within whih wr th gts. Th rh is ort on h f with two pirs of fountins tht r insrt in th pillrs twn th opnings. From hr on ntrs polygonl r ourtyr 11 from whih, to th north, on sss smll psil, th so-ll iul of Vnus 15, whih, through pssg 1, ls to th th Rgion Siilin Prostruturs, Romn lt Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion whil tovill th st on rrivs th vstiul, qurngulr whr gusts wr riv 18. Th mosi orting it is full of lun, ut prt of th ntrl mlm hs n prsrv, fturing B rihly rss figurs rown with lurl EA whih wr proly prt of rprsnttion of th ourt tht wlom th ominus in his vill. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Th pristyl n th ths On pst th vstiul, visitors ntr th grt qurngulr pristyl 19, th sp roun whih ll of th s in th vill rott. Th mosi pvmnt of th r is ort with sris of niml C hs frm y lurl rowns EB, whil th wlls long th min rout Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion of th south si prsrv frso frgmnts of prossion of rm figurs rrying lrg shils, who ompni th progrss of visitors towr th rption hll. In th unovr prt of th pristyl, in th south-wst ornr, on fins th sllum of th Houshol Gos 19, smll psil proly it to th ult of th hom s Rgion Siilin Proprottor Romn l Csly n Risrvti0-,Vitt l Riprouzion ivinitis.vill On th wst si, pr nthmr on fins th privt lvtory, for th us of fmily mmrs, with D mosi pvmnt fturing whirl of nimls. Proing to th north, on rrivs t th th omplx, lot in th north-wst r of th vill. From th privt ntrn to th ths, whih hosts mosi of ominl ompnying hr hilrn to th Rgion Siilin Pro1 Vill Romn Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion ths or, oring to othr thoris, ompni y hr srvnts (inluing lon slvs of Grmni origin) EC, on sss ipsil hll 3 tht proly funtion s gymnsium, whr on fins mgnifint rprsnttion of th Cirus Mximus with qurig r ED. From this sp on psss to th frigirium 4, lrg otgonl Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion hll ort with mosi fturing mrin prossion EE; insi E thr r two pools for ol wtr ths n four smll psil sps (poitri) whih ontin nhs for hnging loths for n ftr th th, s pit in thir floor mosis. Continuing on, on rhs th mssg 5 whr on n s th rprsnttion of Rgion Siilin Pron Vill Romn Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion thlt riving mssg withl oilscsl from his ttnnts. From hr on rrivs in th wrm s, spifilly th tpirium Rgion Siilin Assssorto i BniCulturli 6, whr thr r fw frgmnts of mosi tht ftur torh F ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto 7, 9, with tus for hot ths n lonium 8 for r, th liri i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin stm ths. Th ths r lso srv y lrg r lvtory 14, lot nxt to th ntrn ourtyr, originlly ovr y roof topp y smi-irulr olonn. Th numrs rfr to th pln. introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 6

7 Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli G Th s to th north of th pristyl ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto A sris of s ppoint for vrious uss i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin grvitt roun th qurngulr pristyl. Som of th s on th north si, >5 n 31>3, wr it to srvi funtions n hrtriz y mosis with gomtri motifs EF. On of ths sps prsrvs th rmins of mivl kiln, vin of th rus of ths sps vn in ltr nturis. In th ntr of th pristyl rout, on fins th hospitli, inrgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion ing s n s rsrv for gusts 6>9, ort with gnr sns n n xtrmly intrsting ning sn 7. Nxt, n introu y pir of olumns, is th known s th smll hunt 30 ftr th sujt of its floor mosi. This ws pro- H us s livingvill Romn or wintrl ining. Th mosi fturs-vitt l Riprouzion Rgion Siilin Proly Csl Risrvti sris of rlisti n livly hunting sns with sn of th srifi to Din EG n n opn-ir ml in th ntr. Th grt hunt Proing to th st n liming fw stps on rrivs t long Rgion Siilin Proorrior, Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion th nthmr of th Bsili, ll th orrior of th grt hunt 36, for its xptionl mosi rprsnttion of th vntions, hunts onut for th ptur of nimls to xhiit in irus sptls in Rom. Thus grt gogrphil mp of th Romn I Empir unfols in singl sp, spnning from th furthrmost wst to th furthrmost st. It is popult y wi vrity of nimls, Rgion Siilin Prornging Vill Romn l lik Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion, to th singulr, rhinori, from th froious, lik lions EHCsl to th mythologil, lik griffons, n popl with solir huntrs EI, horsmn who irt th oprtions n ttnnts rsponsil for th trnsport n loing of th wil sts onto th ships EL. Th grn n th s south of th pristyl Insi th pristyl, on fins n lgnt rooflss grn 19, ort with thr-sin fountin with n st-wst orinttion. In th ntrl sin, ov th surf of th wtr n ov lk n, on n still glimps mrin ortion fturing fish swimming mong th L wvs. 33,34, whih r opposit 31,3 on th north si, wr Rgion Siilin ProRooms Vill Romns l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion it to srvi funtions n hrtriz y mosis with gomtri motifs. Th son, 34, lso fturs figur mosi instll ov th originl floor, th sujt of whih, fml thlti omptitions EM, hs provi th with th nm th of th plstriti. Rgion Siilin ProAlso Romn Csl it of Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion on th southvill si, on fins l th so-ll Orphus 35. This is n psil hll, lso introu y olumns, orn with Rgion Siilin Assssorto rmrkl mosi fturing Orphus plying th lyr unrnth M i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin tr, rwing Diprtimnto roun him n tming vry kin of niml with his i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin musi. Lot prlll to th smll hunt, on th opposit si of th pristyl, it stlishs funtionl onntion with it, sin this ws proly us s summr ining or, onsiring its musil sujt, for th njoymnt of musil ntrtinmnt. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Th numrs rfr to th pln. introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 7

8 Rgion Siilin Assssorto i Bni Culturli Trilinium n ovoi r N ll Intità Siilin Diprtimnto In th south r of th vill thr is nothr pristyl, ovl in shp 46 i Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin (so-ll Xystus), whih trmints to th wst with smi-irulr nymphum 46. Th r mosi, whih is for th most prt lost, fturs niml hs wrth y ornmntl nthus lvs. This ws onstrut with msonry lustrs, prsumly ovr with prgol, whil in th opn ourtyr thr wr wtr isplys rt y fountins spurting from th mosi pvmnt. Thr smll s opn up off th pristyl, on th north s wll s th south si, us ithr for riving gusts or for srvi funtions, Rgion Siilin Proort Vill l Csl Risrvti -.Vitt l Riprouzion with sns of Romn putti hrvsting grps 47, 49 n fishing 51, 5 Th ovoi pristyl thrfor onstituts sptulr introution to th grt hll tht opns to th st, th luxurious trispsil trilinium O 57. Hr on fins mgnifint mosi progrmm, omint in th ntr y th rprsnttions of th nmis nountr y Hruls uring his twlv lours. In th north ps on glimpss th pothrgion Siilin Proosis Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion of this sm hro, rown y Jupitr, whil in tht to th st on fins th Gints EN, with srpntin lims, knok own n in thir th thros, hving n struk y Hruls rrows. Finlly, in th south ps, w s rprsnttion of th myth of Lyurgus, who tri to kill th nymph Amrosi, ut ws nirl y grpvins n ttk y row of Mns. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Th privt prtmnts In th wst stion of th rsin, on fins th privt prtmnts whih xtn to th sis of th Bsili. Thos to th south, whih r lrgr in siz, r rtiult strting from smi-irulr r trium 40, whih givs ss, from th ntr point, to lrg psil P Rgion Siilin Prohll Vill Romn Csl Risrvti 41 n, from th sis, to two l nthmrs 4, 44 tht l to -Vitt l Riprouzion uiulum with n lov 43 n n psil hll 45. Th lttr r hrtriz y mosis fturing omptitions twn hilrn in smll irus with hriots rwn y irs or hilrn hunting 43, in imittion of th ult tivitis rprsnt in othr s. Th ntrl psil hll 41 fturs mrin prossion with Nris EO, Tritons n wi Rgion Siilin Prorng Vill Romn l Cslhrtr who Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion of nimls, l y Arion, mythologil is riing olphin whil plying th lyr. Th northrn prtmnt, whih is th Q smllst of th two, is ivi into thr s: n nthmr 37, with mythologil mosi fturing Ulysss offring win to Polyphmus EP, smll psil hll to th st, ort with skts of ssonl fruit 38, n 39 with n lov, to th north, whih hosts th Rgion Siilin Prolrt Vill Romn l Csl - Vitt l Riprouzion lovr s mr EQ (proly rfrring to Cupi Risrvti n Psyh). Th Bsili Th Bsili 58, lot twn th two prtmnts, is rh y wlking through th orrior of th grt hunt n liming fw stps. An xptionlly lort mosi introus this sp, whih Rgion Siilin Prois Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion n uin hll Vill n th most offiil in th rsin. Th hll is ss through grn monumntl ntrn ivi y two tll R Rgion Siilin Assssorto olumns of pinkiegyptin grnit. Th rihst ortion in th vill is Bni Culturli ll Intità Siilin foun in this : prious polyhrom mrls oming from ll ovr Diprtimnto i Bni Culturli th Mitrrnn ER, Siilin whih wr us to f not only th floor ut ll Intità lso th wlls of th grn psil hll. Th fins isovr uring th xvtions l to th thory tht th ps vult ws ort with glss mosis. Th numrs rfr to th pln. introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 8

9 hronology 1st-3r ntury From th 1st ntury AD, rusti vill ws uilt on th slops of Mount Mngon. This is vin y som rmins of wll foun low th lvl of th fourth-ntury uiling. 4th ntury This ws th prio of mximum vlopmnt for th rsin, whih ws nrih with n imprssiv ortiv progrmm, sumptuous stt s n lrg th omplx opn to th puli. 5th-8th ntury In th Byzntin prio n rly Mil Ags, rurl sttlmnt ws uilt on top of th Rgion lt ntiqu Siilin strutur Pro tht moifi th pprn Vill of th Romn vill, trnsforming l Csl it into fortifi Risrvti sttlmnt tht - Vitt l Riprouzion inlu sp for Christin worship, rt through th rpurposing of th frigirium in th ths. 9th-13th ntury By th Ar-Normn prio, th vill h om lrg mivl sttlmnt, ivi into mny iffrnt living sps n rs for proutiv tivity, ut it suffr mjor ollps in th son hlf of th 1th ntury n in th nxt ntury th sit ws non. Rgion 14th-16th Siilin ntury Pro Aftr th ollps in th lt Vill Mil Romn Ags, th l sit Csl m tiv gin Risrvti thnks to th - Vitt l Riprouzion stlishmnt of nw griulturl sttlmnt known s Csl, nr th ity of Pizz. 17th-18th ntury With th nonmnt of th inln rs of th ountrysi n frqunt flooing, th ruins of th vill wr sumrg n forgottn. Rgion 19th Siilin ntury Th Pro ruins mrging from Contr Vill Csl Romn gn to l rw Csl th intrst of sholrs Risrvti n forign - Vitt l Riprouzion trvllrs, s wll s tht of ntiquitis lrs n unlins xvtors. In 180, lrg portion of th ruins n mosi flooring ws unrth unr th irtion of Stino l Muto. 0th ntury In 199, rhologist Polo Orsi gn nw xvtion mpign n hir Rosrio Crt to irt th rhologil invstigtion, whih thn ontinu unr Giuspp Cultrr n Domnio Rgion Ingliri. Siilin In 194, suprintnnt Pro Piro Gzzol propos Vill Romn thr iffrnt l projts Csl for th prottiv Risrvti ovring - of Vitt l Riprouzion th trispsil trilinium, n from mong ths it ws i to us woon lmnts n Siilin roof tils. Th solution turn out to inqut howvr, sin it provok prtil ollpss u to th triortion of th ms tht wr us. From 1949 to 19, rhologist Gino Viniio Gntili l th most omplt projt to unrth th ptrimony of th Vill l Csl vr unrtkn. Aftr this, omptition ws nnoun for th sign of th nw ovrings n th projt propos y rhitt Frno Minissi ws slt s th winnr. H rri out th Rgion work Siilin twn 1957 Pro n 1967 n rliz n innovtiv Vill Romn rhitturl l solution Csl tht utiliz iron Risrvti uprights n - Vitt l Riprouzion trusss topp y shts of plsti to ovr th roof n nlos th primtr wll. This solution ltr th mirolimti onitions of th sit with onsrvtion onsquns in trms of physil, hmil n iologil quilirium n us srious mg to th mosi flooring. In th 1990s, vnls ttk th sit, intning to mg th vill s vlul mosis n frsos. Ths ts of vnlism wr rri out in th of th plstriti, th sps in th trilinium n th orrior of th grt hunt, n lso isfigur Rgion th f Siilin of Cssio, Pro srvnt portry in on of th Vill th Romn mosis. In l 1997, Csl UNESCO honour th Risrvti Vill Romn - Vitt l Riprouzion l Csl with prstigious rognition, ing th sit to th Worl Hritg List. From 000 to th prsnt y In 004, ruprtion n onsrvtion projt ws lunh t th Vill Romn l Csl n th nxt yr Vittorio Sgri ws nm High Commissionr of th Vill y th Govrnmnt Counil of th Rgion of Siily. A ulturl t opn up ovr th plnning, thnil n forml isions m towr rsolving th onsrvtion prolms f y th Vill. Th High Commissionr lt to mk us of th profssionlism of th Rgionl Cntr for Plnning n Rstortion in Plrmo, n rhitt Guio Mli, irtor of th Cntr t th tim, rw up gnrl pln for th ruprtion n onsrvtion of th sit. During th sm yrs, xvtions wr rri out in th r of th mivl sttlmnt south of th vill, promot y th Univrsity of Rom - L Spinz, Dprtmnt of th Sin of Antiquity, in ollortion with th Musum of th Vill l Csl n th Enn Offi for Culturl Hritg, unr th irtion of Ptrizio Pnsn. In 007, work gn with th ontrting ompny Consorzio Stil O.B.C. of Florn. Th intrvntion ws im t th rtivtion of Minissi s originl i, with th sustitution of th mtrils us for prottion with othrs ttr suit for onsrvtion. Th rstortion intrvntion involv ll of th mosi flooring n th ortiv frso progrmms of Vill whih, through mny iffrnt phss of onsolition n lning, wr rturn to thir originl xprssivity. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 9

10 Arhologil Prk of th Vill l Csl n of th rhologil rs of Pizz Armrini n th surrouning muniiplitis muso.villsl@rgion.siili.it Offis Plzzo Trigon Pizz Duomo Pizz Armrin Enn, Itly fx Gurhous oorintion Gi Cntmss Trnsltion y Srh Elisth Cr for Nw Spksy Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion txts y Mil Antognini Gi Cntmss Ilri Crmon Covr photo Ugo Cvllo grphi sign mngmnt Mihl Siili Vill Romn l Csl rout photogrphy Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti Mrio - Vitt Noto l Riprouzion fx Th grphi sign n trnsltions wr m possil y th ontriution of th Slz Fountion N.Y. Rgion of Siily. Counillor s Offi for Culturl Hritg n Siilin Intity 01. Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion how to gt to th Vill from th Fontnross-Ctni irport > motorwy A19 xit Dittino > irtion Vlgurnr > Pizz Armrin from th Punt Risi-Plrmo n Trpni-Birgi irports > motorwy A19 xit Enn > irtion Prgus > Pizz Armrin from Gl > ro 117 is > Pizz Armrin Rgion Th Vill Siilin Romn l Pro Csl is lot out Vill 5 km Romn from th ity l of Csl Pizz Armrin, from Risrvti whih - it Vitt n lso l Riprouzion rh y shuttl us uring th summr months. Th Vill is opn from 9 AM to on hour for sunst (shul vris summr-wintr), vry y inluing holiys. Amission is fr for itizns of th Europn Union unr 18 yrs of g n ovr 65 yrs of g. For rsints of th provin of Enn, mission is 1 uro. Rgion For shoolhilrn, Siilin Pro it is nssry to ring Vill list on Romn shool lttrh l Csl to prsnt Risrvti th tikt - Vitt sk. l Riprouzion Trpni Plrmo Mssin Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion pulition rliz in ollortion with th Muniiplity of Pizz Armrin UNESCO ity sin 007 Mrsl Cltnisstt Vill Romn l Csl Agrignto Enn Gl Pizz Armrin Ctni Rgion Siilin Pro Vill Romn l Csl Risrvti - Vitt l Riprouzion Pro rhologio Pizz Armrin Rgus Sirus introutory gui_ igitl vrsion 1.3 Frury 013 _ pg 10