CLA402H1 Lecture Notes - Krater, Psykter, Kottabos
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In a standard room the kline were all along the edge of the room with the krater in the middle. In a seven couch room the max that could fit were 14. If you have a much larger space (long or broad, depending on where the entrance is). Observed that there are two hearths in these rooms, so the hypothesis was that maybe you could have smaller subgroups. Not every household would have the space for a proper dining room. The arrangement does not create a hierarchy: none of the seats are better or worse. In rome they were somewhat larger, so three people could fit on each couch. We have a fixed and strict arrangement for people sit. Places for honor, and those for lesser guests. Image 2: man holding a kline and a table on his back, bringing it to the part. We should observe that kline have fairly high legs.
