Changes

In the Roman period, five different types of beds were known. Beds were used for eating, studying, burying the dead, for lovemaking, and normal sleeping. The Romans differentiated these with different words and this may have also meant that different beds were used for each of these activities.<ref>For more on Roman beds, see: Williams, S. J. (2005). <i>Sleep and society: sociological ventures into the (un)known--.</i> Milton Park, Oxfordshire N.Y., NY: Routledge.</ref>

[[File:Tutankhamun-bed.jpeg|thumbnail|Figure 2. Bed frame made of wood from the tomb of Tutankhamun.]]