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Les Romains vomissaient-ils vraiment entre les plats ?

C’est une image bien ancrée dans l’imaginaire collectif : celle du Romain repu, se faisant vomir entre deux plats gargantuesques pour continuer à festoyer. Mais est-ce vraiment historique… ou juste un mythe bien digéré ? Le cliché du "vomitorium"L’une des principales sources de c ...  Show more

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