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Did Romans Really Have Vomitoriums. Vomitoria certainly existed for the romans, but in a very different sense. Actual ancient romans did love food and drink. But even the wealthiest did not. They were definitely known by the fourth century ad, when macrobius, a roman provincial and writer, used the word to refer to amphitheater passageways that “disgorged” its patrons to their seats. But the real story behind vomitoriums is much less disgusting. Vomitoria did exist in ancient rome, but (fortunately) we're all wrong about what they were used for. Turns out, a vomitorium had nothing to do with throwing up. In reality, ‘vomitorium’ was an architectural feature, a corridor leading to a public gathering space, such as an arena or theatre. Seneca lived in the first century ad and wrote about slaves cleaning up the vomit of drunks in the dining room, mostly during banquets. Vomitoriums (technically vomitoria) did indeed exist, but the word had an entirely different sense. Contemporarily, ‘vomitorium’ is derived from a false belief that roman citizens used ‘vomitoriums’ to vomit during feasts or symposia. A prominent roman philosopher, seneca, wrote about it in multiple instances. The vomiting habits of the romans were very real and disgusting. The vomitorium, far from being gross, was common in polite roman society.

Vomitoria certainly existed for the romans, but in a very different sense. Vomitoria did exist in ancient rome, but (fortunately) we're all wrong about what they were used for. Turns out, a vomitorium had nothing to do with throwing up. Contemporarily, ‘vomitorium’ is derived from a false belief that roman citizens used ‘vomitoriums’ to vomit during feasts or symposia. But the real story behind vomitoriums is much less disgusting. They were definitely known by the fourth century ad, when macrobius, a roman provincial and writer, used the word to refer to amphitheater passageways that “disgorged” its patrons to their seats. But even the wealthiest did not. A prominent roman philosopher, seneca, wrote about it in multiple instances. Actual ancient romans did love food and drink. Seneca lived in the first century ad and wrote about slaves cleaning up the vomit of drunks in the dining room, mostly during banquets.

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Did Romans Really Have Vomitoriums Seneca lived in the first century ad and wrote about slaves cleaning up the vomit of drunks in the dining room, mostly during banquets. Turns out, a vomitorium had nothing to do with throwing up. A prominent roman philosopher, seneca, wrote about it in multiple instances. Actual ancient romans did love food and drink. Contemporarily, ‘vomitorium’ is derived from a false belief that roman citizens used ‘vomitoriums’ to vomit during feasts or symposia. In reality, ‘vomitorium’ was an architectural feature, a corridor leading to a public gathering space, such as an arena or theatre. Vomitoria certainly existed for the romans, but in a very different sense. The vomitorium, far from being gross, was common in polite roman society. But the real story behind vomitoriums is much less disgusting. They were definitely known by the fourth century ad, when macrobius, a roman provincial and writer, used the word to refer to amphitheater passageways that “disgorged” its patrons to their seats. The vomiting habits of the romans were very real and disgusting. Vomitoria did exist in ancient rome, but (fortunately) we're all wrong about what they were used for. Vomitoriums (technically vomitoria) did indeed exist, but the word had an entirely different sense. Seneca lived in the first century ad and wrote about slaves cleaning up the vomit of drunks in the dining room, mostly during banquets. But even the wealthiest did not.