Editing Lullingstone Roman Villa (section)

===Dining room===
Rooms 12 and 13, previously known as Rooms 9 and 10, include the dining room, or ''[[triclinium]]'', which was situated in the centre of the main building. As the largest room in the villa on the western side, it connected all other rooms to the north and south together via a large verandah.<ref name=":12">{{Cite journal|last=Witts|first=Patricia|date=2000|title=Mosaics and Room Function: The Evidence from Some Fourth-Century Romano-British Villas|journal=Britannia|volume=31|pages=301|doi=10.2307/526924|jstor=526924 |s2cid=163102420 }}</ref>  The dining room was highly decorated with a pair of large mosaics on the floor dating to the mid-4th century.<ref>''Lullingstone Roman Villa'', Michael Fulford, page 14</ref> One depicts the abduction of the princess [[Europa (mythology)|Europa]] by the god [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter]] or Zeus who is disguised as a bull,<ref>''Lullingstone Roman Villa'', Michael Fulford, p. 28</ref> whilst the other depicts [[Bellerophon]] slaying the [[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]], whilst surrounded by four sea creatures, including dolphins. In each of the four corners of the Bellerophon mosaic there is a bust of the seasons personified including winter, spring, summer, and autumn.<ref name=":65"/> Surrounding these mosaics were smaller images depicting [[heart]]s, crosses and [[swastika]]s. Even though these artworks are usually only seen as depictions of myth, it is also thought by some scholars that these works were meant to ward off the [[evil eye]].<ref name=":65"/> Based on the artwork and the shape of the [[apse]], it is thought that this room was also meant for entertaining.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Witts|first=Patricia|date=2000|title=Mosaics and Room Function: The Evidence from Some Fourth-Century Romano-British Villas|journal=Britannia|volume=31|pages=291–324|doi=10.2307/526924|jstor=526924 |s2cid=163102420 }}</ref> With the measurements of the apse being 6.25 metres by 4.88 metres at its largest points, the dining room was spacious, with potentially enough room to contain a couch.<ref name=":12"/> The couch, usually able to seat three people, would have been 1.5 metres to 2 metres in width, and directly facing the mosaic artwork so that it could be viewed in the correct orientation by all visitors.<ref name=":12" />