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triclinium

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triclinium
A dining room in an ancient Roman house, furnished with a low table, surrounded on three sides by couches.


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Near the bedrooms was usually the dining room or the triclinium.
It includes a facade of a Roman villa and the all important Triclinium - a three sided dining area where Romans would have both lounged and eaten their meals.
Trimalchio's preoccupation with death is apparent everywhere: (15) before we catch our first glimpse of him we hear about the clock in his triclinium that lets him know how much time has been lost (Sat.
 
 
 
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