Vomitorium - Wikipedia A vomitorium is a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre or a stadium through which large crowds can exit rapidly at the end of an event
Purging the Myth of the Vomitorium | Scientific American As far as pop culture is concerned, a vomitorium is a room where ancient Romans went to throw up lavish meals so they could return to the table and feast some more It's a striking illustration
Vomitoriums: Fact or Fiction? - HISTORY But did the average John Doeus actually throw up in a vomitorium during feast times just so he could return to the dinner table for seconds of the roast mutton? The answer is no Vomitoriums
Mythbusting Ancient Rome – the truth about the vomitorium This misconception of the vomitorium as a vomiting room is widely acknowledged in popular culture Our aim is to explore how the myth arose and why it has proved to be so persistent
What was really a vomitorium? - Archaeology Wiki Archaeologists today use the words vomitorium vomitoria as architectural terms, to describe the passageway or corridor of an amphitheatre connecting the bank seats with an outside space
Did Romans really purge their bellies in vomitoria? - HowStuffWorks Turns out, a vomitorium had nothing to do with throwing up Instead, it was a term used in the fourth century to describe passageways in public buildings that "disgorged" people in or out of a seating area
Vomitorium: A Passage to the Roman Amphitheater or a Vomiting Room? A vomitorium was simply the passage that spectators used to easily reach their seats in the Colosseum or theatre Although the word vomitorium might indicate that we’re talking about a room to vomit, it actually wasn’t
Pulling A “Sickie”: What Was A Roman Vomitorium Actually For? In reality, vomiting was more of a medical practice for Romans than a sign of luxury So What Was A Vomitorium? Vomitoria certainly existed for the Romans, but in a very different sense