artwork from the castle as well as the greater geographical area. These items date from the Classical era onward, representing the diverse influences throughout Sicilian history. Frequently, the castle hosts also temporary exhibitions or artistic events (theatrical representations and concerts). It is also possible to use the historical site to celebrate a civil union. Further restoration work was carried out in November 2009. Layout The castle has a rectangular plan, with a large circular tower at each corner and an open-air inner court Museum layout Ground floor Salone d'Armi This houses the museum's ticket office as well as Jewish inscriptions and inscriptions from the medieval senate-house where the decision was taken to expel the city's Jewish population in 1492, including a copy of the Julia Fiorentina inscription from the Louvre. It also houses a medieval keystone, a 16th-century cannon, parts of an ancient Roman mosaic showing the months, a 16th-century inscription mentioning a castellan from Toledo and a statue of Ignazio Paternò Castello Principe di Biscari, by Antonio Calì, displayed with a copy of his book Viaggio per le Antichità della Sicilia. The room is, however, named after its large collection of weapons. Sala di raccordo nord This room and those following it display finds from the city's Roman theatre, including a huge headless statue, a torso of Hermes and a plinth found by Biscari in 1770 showing a trophy crowned by two Victories and two barbarian prisoners on its sides. Torre delle Bandiere This houses fragments of Roman mosaic, statue of Hercules and a plaster copy of Costanza d'Aragona's sarcophagus. Salone delle scuderie The main works exhibited here include: a mosaic of putti from the Terme Achilliane, showing them inviting you to enjoy your stay in the baths ("Vtere Feliciter") fragment of a frieze showing Apollo and Artemis in a gigantomachy, 3rd century AD male torso, dedicated to Jupiter, found near the monastery of Sant'Agostino by principe Biscari in 1737. statue of Hercules in a lionskin just after killing the Nemean Lion statue of Hercules resting, Farnese Hercules type, holding one of the apples of the Hesperides plinth with dolphins Sala This houses displays of clay statues of subjects such as Aphrodite, a small dog fighting a cockerel, a nymph on a rock and a prehistoric head. Particularly notable is a colossal ram, whilst the most important work in the room is a fragment of a cavalryman, probably from