Historical Nonfiction

I have heard people claim that Romans would feast until they were full, then go to a  a “vomitorium” to throw up the food so they could keep eating. This is a myth. The truth is much more mundane: the vomitoria were actually passages that enabled the masses to move quickly to and from their seats in an amphitheater. These made it possible for thousands of Roman citizens to be seated within minutes.

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