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 pathways for actors to enter and leave stage. [1]
Mythbusting Ancient Rome – the truth about the vomitorium
2017年1月19日 · 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.
Purging the Myth of the Vomitorium | Scientific American
2016年8月28日 · 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
2012年11月20日 · The myth of the vomitorium captures the decadence, debauchery and excess of many Romans’ eating habits.
What was really a vomitorium? - Archaeology Wiki
2017年1月27日 · 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. So, how did the word come to be associated with a room used for vomiting during a Roman orgy?
TIL Romans didn't vomit during feasts, a vomitorium is a ... - Reddit
2018年9月6日 · A vomitorium is indeed a series of entrance or exit passages in an ancient Roman amphitheatre or theatre, but they did also vomit during feasts.
A vomitorium was not, as commonly believed, a room where rich ... - Reddit
In English 'vomitorium' as a serious term starts popping up in the 1700s. I can't tell you exactly when, where, and why it was reinterpreted as a 'vomiting room', but it must have been after that ponit.
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 feast. The vomitorium, far from being gross, was common in polite Roman society. Except that it …
Vomitorium: A Passage to the Roman Amphitheater or a …
2023年5月31日 · 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.
What Was The Vomitorium In Ancient Rome - Ancient Rome
2023年12月10日 · With luxurious flooring, and sumptuous columns and capitals framing the doorways, the ‘vomitorium’ was an ornate and glorified entrance to the amphitheatre, regarded with reverence and awe by Roman citizens.