lectus

Japanese: lectus
lectus

...After the meal was over, the trapeza was stored under the culina. In Roman times, the heads of the chaise lounges, called lectus, were placed facing a large square or round table in the center of the dining room. This style of dining around a large table with many people became popular from the Republic to the Empire.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "lectus" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…食事が終わるとトラペザはクリネの下に収納された。ローマ時代には,食堂でレクトゥスlectusとよばれる寝椅子の頭部を中央の方形または円形の大型テーブルに向けて配置する。このように多人数で大型テーブルを囲んで会食する作法は共和政から帝政期に流行した。…

※「lectus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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