Gatherings

Example of elite dining setting, 4th-6th century CE.

Reclining on stibadium inside large apsidal hall.

Example of non-elite dining setting, 4th-6th century CE

Reclining on the floor with cushions in multi-use room with space for food storage, preparation, cooking, and eating.

Reconstruction of diners of the middling class of Late Antique society.

Room modeled after proposed dining room in Maison D at Alexandria (destroyed early 7th century CE).

Mode: Shared service in intimate setting, accentuating shared experience.

Reconstruction of diners of the middling class of Late Antique society.

Reconstruction of house and courtyard space based on village houses at Akören in Cilicia (4th-6th century CE).

Mode: Shared service in intimate setting, accentuating shared experience.