triclinium

The triclinium was a dining room in ancient Rome, furnished with couches arranged around a table. Romans, like the Greeks before them, reclined while eating, often accompanied by music and entertainment. Roman interior design, influenced by Greek styles, featured elaborate wall paintings that created illusions of depth and space, as seen in examples from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Furniture, also based on Greek models, included richly decorated couches, chairs, stools, and tables made from materials like bronze, rare woods, and ivory.12345