In the 1700s, Cassia of Rome warned that maybe we should judge a word by how it sounds. Sit back, it’s story time.
One night, Cassia was walking home when a charming man approached with an invite to a mysterious drama called “The Vomitorium.” Cassia followed him to an ancient amphitheater. As he led her through the passageway next to the seats, she was confused when he opened a door that led underground.
Inside were three men: Gaius, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the III … plus two empty chairs. As she realized who they were and where she might be, hell, Gaius started vomiting all over Ivan. Ivan couldn’t handle it. He threw up on Vlad. Vlad seemingly enjoyed it—weird, Dracula—but wasn’t immune and began puking. The vicious circle continued. Cassia bolted back into the passageway vomiting in the opening that led to the seats: The Tenth Circle of Hell, the Vomitorium.
This story is fictional. Do not judge a word by how it sounds.
A vomitorium, coined in the 1700s, is “a passageway in ancient theaters that led to the seats,” allegedly where ancient Romans deliberately vomited during feasts.
