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A vomitorium is a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre or a stadium, through which big crowds can exit rapidly at the end of a performance. They can also be pathways for actors to enter and leave stage.
1754, "passage or opening in an ancient amphitheater, leading to or from the seats," from Latin (Macrobius, Sat., VI.iv); see vomit. Erroneous meaning "place
19 Jan 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
26 Aug 2016 Though ancient Romans didn't have special "vomit" rooms so they could empty their tummies and fill them back up, they did love a good feast, scientists say. As far as pop culture is concerned, a vomitorium is a room where ancient Romans went to throw up lavish meals so they could
A passage located behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre used as an exit for the crowds quotations Ў (see Usage notes) An area in which vomiting takes place, in particular a chamber supposedly used by ancient Romans to vomit during a feast so they could continue eating.
I'm heading out to the vomitorium to go to the bathroom and get a new beer before the next inning. We entered the vomitorium to our seats around the tier.
20 Nov 2012 In fact, it might be the only thing you know about eating habits in ancient Rome. Vomitoriums (technically vomitoria) did indeed exist, but the word had an entirely different sense. The myth of the vomitorium captures the decadence, debauchery and excess of many Romans’ eating
The ancient Romans were so decadent that it's said they'd vomit mid-feast just to eat more. Learn more about vomitoria at HowwStuffWorks.
20 Sep 2016 While the famously debauched Romans sometimes enjoyed a cheeky spew after dinner, they didn't do it in a vomitorium. In fact, vomitorium

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