The marriage bed, lectus genialis, was much decorated, and was placed in the atrium opposite the door.
In the recess at the rear of the atrium, corresponding to the later tablinum, was the bed of the master of the house, called lectus adversus because 'facing' one who entered the front door.
The other sofas at the adjoining two sides were respectively lectus summus and imus.
The central couch or sofa (lectus medius) was the first place.
Here is placed the lectus genialis, richly adorned and covered with flowers.
The plan here given of a triclinium, as described by Plutarch, in his Quaestiones conviviales, Lectus medius.
Etiquette assigned the lectus summus and the lectus medius to guests, while the lectus imus was reserved for the host, his wife, and one other member of his family.
The couches were called respectively lectus summus, lectus medius, and lectus imus, and it will be noticed that persons reclining on the lectus medius had the lectus summus on the left and the lectus imus on the right.
A prayer was then recited by the bride and she was placed by the pronuba on the lectus genialis (Fig.
The place of honor on the lectus summus was that numbered 1, and the corresponding place on the lectus imus was taken by the host.
The most distinguished guest, however, was given the place on the lectus medius marked 3, and this place was called by the special name locus consularis, because if a consul was present it was always assigned to him.
If the host alone represented the family, the two places beside him on the lectus imus were given to the humblest of the guests.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lectus" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
