-were almost up to modern standers

-very comfortable

-skillfully made

-made of wood

-not very comfortable

-very basic

-did not have much furniture

-stone

-marble

-wood

-bronze

-wood has not survived

nether has the bronze

-paintings and written accounts

show these materials being used

-stone and marble survived

-influence by the cultures they

conquered

-Greek myths

-sphinx and the lion (borrowed from Egypt)

-wood frame

-with ivory ,tortoiseshell, bronze, or even silver inlaid

-supported by rope webbing or bronze trellis (a frame or structure of lattice-work)

-mattress stuffed usually with sheep's wool or the feathers of swans and geese

-used by Roman nobility for dining

-diners would recline to their left side and eat with their right hand

-most poor had plane wooden stools

-rich could afford a Solium

-Solium were fashioned thrones with curve backs for comfort

-Solium were massive often custom built inside the home

-were made of bronze

-were used in ceremonies

-folding stools were called Sella Curulis

-Sella Curulis were used by judges in ancient Rome

-Often round or rectangular

-huge in size

-often held prized goods for showing off to guest

-made of bronze ,wood , silver , or solid marble

-couches would surround the table for meal time

Classical Roman Furniture, http://www.newplan.co.uk/np-roman.html

Guhl, E., and W. Koner. The Romans Their Life and Customs.London: Senate, 1994.