2. INTRODUCTION
Roman were warriors so their culture is
highly influenced by:
• Primitive cultures of the area
• Etrurian civilization ancestors
• Greek and Hellenistic.
11. FURNITURE
• The Romans used chiefly cedar and veneered their furniture with
olive, box, ebony, Syrian terebinth, maple, palm, holly, elm, ash, and
cherry.
• Roman furniture consisted of the chair, a square seat with X-shaped
legs ; the bisellium, or double seat ; the solium or special chair for the
use of the head or ruler of the household
• footstools, bench, the cathedra, a chair used by women ;
• table; bed and couch were also in use.
• Couches were frequently covered with tilts and curtains, arranged so
that they could be carried as litters by slaves. Many articles of
furniture were of bronze
12. BED AND COUCHES
• The main item of Roman Furniture would be a bed on which the
Roman slept, rested and even received visitors
• Couches were used that were similar to the beds for sitting on during
the day and eating meals
13. CHAIRS
• Chairs were not often found though a wealthy Roman woman might
have a cathedra, which was a chair with a sloping back. She would
have used this when putting on her makeup, receiving visitors, and
resting.
