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Klinē
''Klinai'' (Ancient Greek, Greek; : κλίνη ''klinē''), known in Latin as ''lectus triclinaris'', were a type of ancient furniture used by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks in their Symposium, symposia and by the Ancient Rome, ancient Romans in their somewhat different convivia. In the later part of the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic period, an arrangement of three ''klinai'' positioned in a 'U' shape developed, which together formed the ''triclinium''. Each ''kline'' of a ''triclinium'' offered room for three diners. The seating arrangement of the reclining dinner guests was given a strict significance. A two-''klinai'' arrangement created a ''biclinium'', with the two couches either at a right angle or facing each other. ''Biclinium'' (: ''biclinia'') may also mean a dining couch for two persons in ancient Rome. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kline Couches Ancient Roman furniture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triclinium
A ''triclinium'' (: ''triclinia'') is a formal dining room in a Ancient Rome, Roman building. The word is adopted from the Greek language, Greek ()—from (), "three", and (), a sort of couch, or rather chaise longue. Each couch was sized to accommodate a diner who reclined on their left side on cushions while some Slavery in ancient Rome, household slaves served multiple courses brought from the ''culina'', or kitchen, and others entertained guests with music, song, or dance. The ''triclinium'' was characterized by three ''klinai, lecti'' (singular ''lectus'': bed or couch), called ''triclinares'' ("of the ''triclinium''"), on three sides of a low square table, whose surfaces sloped away from the table at about 10 degrees. Diners would recline on these surfaces in a semi-recumbent position. The fourth side of the table was left free, presumably to allow service to the table. Usually, the open side faced the entrance of the room. In Roman-era dwellings, particularly wealthy on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |