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Klinē
Ancient Greek furniture / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Klinai (Greek; sg.: klinē),[1] known in Latin as lectus triclinaris,[2] were a type of ancient furniture used by the ancient Greeks in their symposia and by the ancient Romans in their somewhat different convivia.[3]
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In the later part of the Hellenistic period, an arrangement of three klinai positioned in a 'U' shape developed, which together formed the triclinium.[4] Each kline of a triclinium offered room for three diners. The seating arrangement of the reclining dinner guests was given a strict significance.[4]
A two-klinai arrangement created a biclinium, with the two couches either at a right angle[5] or facing each other.[6] Biclinium (pl.: biclinia) may also mean a dining couch for two persons in ancient Rome. [7]