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Re:The Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display Of Debauch... by Mediterraneo10 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @01:08PM (#19972115)
The vomiting was largely the result of folk etymology of the word vomitorium. It had nothing to do with any particular religion, Christian or otherwise.
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Re:The Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display Of Debauch... by Jun8 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:03PM (#19972862)
Here's the wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomitorium), vomitorium meant exit in amphitheaters.

Interestingly, this misconception is perpetuated in Hunger Games, in volume 2 Katniss and Peeta attend a party, clearly modeled after the lavish roman banquets mentioned here, at the Presidential Palace in the decadent Capital, which includes a drink to induce vomiting so people can enjoy more food (https://thehungergames.fandom.com/wiki/Food_and_Drink#cite_r...).

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