Klinē

[3] In the later part of the Hellenistic period, an arrangement of three klinai positioned in a 'U' shape developed, which together formed the triclinium.

[4] Each kline of a triclinium offered room for three diners.

The seating arrangement of the reclining dinner guests was given a strict significance.

[4] A two-klinai arrangement created a biclinium, with the two couches either at a right angle[5] or facing each other.

: biclinia) may also mean a dining couch for two persons in ancient Rome.

Votive relief showing a funerary banquet, 5th century BC. The dead man is shown as a heroized man lying on a klinē . On display in Room 19–20 of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens .