Roman Bedrooms
Etruscan bed-frame (in the Vatican Museum, Rome)
This is an Etruscan bed-frame. Roman bed-frames were pretty much the same. It would have had a mattress on top of it, stuffed with feathers or straw, and wool blankets. This frame is made of bronze, so it has lasted and we can see it. But most Etruscan and Roman beds would have been made of wood and strung with wool or linen string.
For more about Roman furniture, check out these books from Amazon.com or from your library:
Ancient Rome (Eyewitness Books), by Simon James (2004).
Ancient Rome: A Guide to the Glory of Imperial Rome, by Jonathan Stroud (2000). A day as a time-travelling tourist in ancient Rome, for kids.
Houses, Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World, by Alexander McKay (1998).
Roman Dining Rooms
Roman Houses
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Main Roman Architecture page
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Cite this page: Carr, Karen. "" Kidipede - History for Kids. 2012. http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/romans/architecture/houses/cubicula.htm
