Mythbusting Ancient Rome – the truth about the vomitorium
January 19, 2017 2.07pm EST
After gorging on a feast of sausages, blood pudding, young sow’s udder, sea bream, lobster, mullet, Attic honey, and Syrian dates, all washed down with a few glasses Falernian wine, it is little wonder that a Roman diner might begin to feel quite full.
It was once thought that a diner could, at this point in the meal, make a quick visit to the vomitorium – a room adjacent to the dining room replete with a basin and feathers to tickle the throat – in order to make room for the next course.
https://theconversation.com/mythbusting-ancient-rome-the-truth-about-the-vomitorium-71068
