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  1. 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. They can also be …

  2. Purging the Myth of the Vomitorium | Scientific American

    Aug 28, 2016 · 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 …

  3. Mythbusting Ancient Rome – the truth about the vomitorium

    Jan 19, 2017 · Roman decadence reached its peak with the vomitorium: a room where feasting elites threw up to make room for more food. Or so the story goes …

  4. Vomitoriums: Fact or Fiction? - HISTORY

    Nov 20, 2012 · Vomitoriums (technically vomitoria) did indeed exist, but the word had an entirely different sense. It didn’t appear until the end of the fourth century A.D., when the scientifically …

  5. Pulling A “Sickie”: What Was A Roman Vomitorium Actually For?

    Jul 14, 2021 · The “Vomitorium” is well known as a room for Romans to throw up in during their feasts. But is this all a misconception, and what really is a “vomitorium”?

  6. Vomitorium: A Passage to the Roman Amphitheater or a …

    May 31, 2023 · 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 …

  7. Did Romans really purge their bellies in vomitoria?

    When they discovered that their bellies had become too full to eat another bite, they could simply excuse themselves from the table, visit a nearby vomitorium to purge and then return to the …

  8. What was really a vomitorium? - Archaeology Wiki

    Jan 27, 2017 · 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 …

  9. Were there really vomitoriums in ancient Rome? - The Straight Dope

    Nov 1, 2002 · Rather a vomitorium was a passageway in an amphitheater or theater that opened into a tier of seats from below or behind. The vomitoria of the Colosseum in Rome were so …

  10. VOMITORIUM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of VOMITORIUM is vomitory.

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