Dining/seating arranements

The romans traditionaly ate in the atrium and was usually eaten at 5:00 They would offer the house hold guards a porion of their food. The wealthy commonly had a seperate dining area. The aim was to have 2 dining tables 1 for winter 1 for summer. The tables over looked by a garden snd would honour guests by giving them the best seats by the garden. Guests would be sitted on couches the men often reclined on them and the women often seated at the end of the couch. The arrangement would involve three couches large enough for three guests to recline on each at a 45 degree angle at the table.