vomitorium
Crowd dispersal tunnel
A vomitorium is a passage in an ancient Roman amphitheater or stadium through which crowds could exit rapidly—the building "vomiting" spectators out after events.
The word is often mistakenly thought to refer to a room where Romans went to vomit during feasts, but this is a popular misconception with no historical basis.
Enclosed route between spaces
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- egressMeans of departure
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
entrance · archway · portal · aisle · tunnel · gateway · conduit · access
Gathered viewers collectively
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- spectatorsThose who observe events
- seatingAvailable places to sit
intermission · exit · amphitheater · proscenium · backstage · drama · tragedy · comedy
Flavian arena in Rome
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- arenaVenue for contests
- forumGathering place for discourse
Latin · empire · toga · spectacle · games · senate · aqueduct · centurion
Traditional explanatory tale
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- misnomerIncorrectly applied designation
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
- bulimiaDisorder of bingeing and purging
gluttony · feast · banquet · indulgence · excess · regurgitation · binge · nausea
passageway
Enclosed route between spaces
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- ColosseumFlavian arena in Rome
- egressMeans of departure
corridor · entrance · archway · portal · aisle · tunnel · gateway · conduit · access · walkway
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
- stageRaised performance platform
- performanceCarrying out a task
- spectatorsThose who observe events
seating · intermission · exit · amphitheater · proscenium · backstage · drama · tragedy · comedy · curtain
Colosseum
Flavian arena in Rome
- amphitheaterOpen-air tiered venue
- gladiatorsAncient Roman combat entertainers
- arenaVenue for contests
forum · Latin · empire · toga · spectacle · games · senate · aqueduct · centurion · patrician
myth
Traditional explanatory tale
- misunderstandingFailure to grasp meaning
- misnomerIncorrectly applied designation
- purgingForcible elimination of unwanted
bulimia · gluttony · feast · banquet · indulgence · excess · regurgitation · binge · nausea · emetic
- amphitheaterstiered seating, tiers, seats, oval shape, semicircle
- Ancient TheaterGreek theater, Roman theater, theatron, skene, orchestra
- Coliseo Romanoarena, cavea, podium
- Roman decadencedecadence, excess, extravagance, opulence, luxury
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- theater partsstage, curtain, seats, seat, balcony
vomitoriumgathering hall
Venue for assemblies
assembly point · waiting area · queue · bottleneck · funnel