tablinum

American  

[ta-blahy-nuhm] / tæˈblaɪ nəm /

noun

plural

tablina

1. (in an ancient Roman house) a large, open room at the side of the peristyle farthest from the main entrance.

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Etymology

Origin of tablinum

1820–30; < Latin tab ( u ) līnum, equivalent to tabula ( see table) + -īnum, neuter of -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

On the centre of the side facing the vestibule was the tablinum, the apartment of Caius Muro himself.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

One of the most remarkable of these houses contains three stories; the first, level with the street, contains the public part of the house, the vestibule, atrium, and tablinum, which opens upon a spacious terrace.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)

He crossed the apartment, and stood at the entrance to the tablinum.

From Beric the Briton : a Story of the Roman Invasion by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

So were the furnishings of the atrium and tablinum.

From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas

In this house the tablinum and a peristyle beyond are on a higher level than the atrium; consequently the fauces, or passage leading to the latter, ascends.

From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)