13. Study Questions (23/24) Copy

The word means ‘three couches’.

In order to allow access to serve the food.

The ‘convivium’. Also the ‘cena’. The ‘comissatio’ was more of a drinking party.

They ate whilst reclining on couches.

There could be dancing, singers, juggling, poetry recitation.

The written sources generally refer to the dining activities of rich people, or they are satirising these activities. For the eating practices of ordinary people, we must look to archaeological evidence (bone and teeth remains, food remains, pottery, buildings).