Humpday Triviola
Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
This form of furniture was very important to the Romans in their day. What is it and what is it properly called?
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Frederick Nelson
Looks like something you might find in your triclinium.
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Thomas Skaggs, Foothills of Mount Level
Fred cleverly answered the question with his vast knowledge of Roman dining and relaxing furniture. The answer for this Humpday is Lectus.
The lectus, or couch, or bed, was perhaps the most important item of Roman style furniture. Used for sleeping, sitting, relaxing or eating, the lectus was a wooden frame supporting criss crossed leather straps that held a matress stuffed, originally with straw, and later with wool or feathers.