Vomitorium

As Vomitorium (Latin, from vomere: vomit, vomit ) is an access to the rows of seats in Roman theaters, amphitheatres and Circi called because the observer on the stage or the arena, the impression is the copious viewers would spewed from Vomitorium.

One popular legend has it that in ancient times have given in the villas of rich Romans a crushing chamber, which was also referred to as Vomitorium. This was allegedly used in large Essgelagen to empty the stomach by voluntary vomiting again, so that they could continue eating. Such spaces can be, however, not confirmed by archaeological finds, the Romans sought to vomit on the Latrina.

Vomitorium third of all the Latin word for foreign -born emetic, next to the Greek- emetic.