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tablinum

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tablinum
In ancient Roman architecture, a large open room or apartment for family records and hereditary statues; situated at the end of the atrium farthest from the main entrance.


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In the back of the courtyard was usually the parents'' bedroom or the tablinum, On the sides were the other bedrooms, or the cubicula.
A tablinum is an apartment or recess in an ancient Roman house, opening out of the atrium opposite the principal entrance, and containing the family archives, statues, etc.
 
 
 
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