NO (RESPECTABLE) GIRLS ALLOWED 
THE MEN'S ROOM 

meaning "man's room," the an-dron was the fancy chamber at the center of wealthy Greek homes. In these lavish rooms, men would hold theirsymposia. To impress his guests, an aristocratic owner would have the walls painted with brightly colored fres-coes and would commission intricate mosa-ics for the floors, as seen in this re-creation (left). The couches and side tables were well-crafted pieces of furniture. The divans (klinae) and cushions were placed next to the walls on raised platforms. There the guests would recline while they ate and de-bated all night. There were normally 7, 11, or 15 couches, each about the size of a single bed. Two guests could recline on each one, so a symposium could range in size from 14 to 30 men. Androns have been found in some houses near the acropolis in Athens and in other locations such as Olynthus in northern Greece. 
