Just like the house itself, the furnishings varied according to the economic circumstance
s of the owner. However beds, chairs, tables, and closets of various kinds were always present. Our information about Roman furniture, most of it made out of wood or bronze, comes to us from literary sources, reliefs in tombs, wall paintings, and above a
ll the archeological finds made during the excavation of \b \cf4 \ATXht1085 Herculaneum\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and \b \cf4 \ATXht1086 Pompeii\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . One piece of furniture that was never lacking was the bed, which existed in various forms, including
, obviously, one for sleeping (lectus cubicularis) and one for eating (lectus triclinaris). \par