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It was mentioned as a source for the misconception that vomitoria were used for purging after overeating. The authors felt that he should have known better, as a historian, than to make such an inaccurate claim.
He was a historian, he was a critic, he should have known better.
— Episode: Short Stuff: Vomitoria
Episode: Short Stuff: Vomitoria
It was mentioned as a source for the misconception that vomitoria were used for purging after overeating. The authors felt that he should have known better, as a historian, than to make such an inaccurate claim.
He was a historian, he was a critic, he should have known better.
He did not do his research apparently had been reading Al Dewey's Huxley and just basically cited it as fact in one of his books, The City and History.
And he full on defined it as where you overeat and you go and make yourself throw up.
And he just made that up.
He has zero excuse Lewis Mumford does.
Episode: Short Stuff: Vomitoria
It was mentioned as a source for the false claim that vomitoria were used for purging after large meals in ancient Rome. Lewis Mumford is criticised for not doing proper research on the topic.
He did not do his research apparently had been reading Al Dewey's Huxley and just basically cited it as fact in one of his books, The City and History.
And he full on defined it as where you overeat and you go and make yourself throw up.
And he just made that up.
Episode: Short Stuff: Vomitoria
It was cited as an example of the misconception that vomitoria were places for ancient Romans to induce vomiting after meals, which the author claimed as fact despite it not being true.
he should have known better. He did not do his research apparently had been reading Al Dewey's Huxley and just basically cited it as fact in one of his books, The City and History.
And he full on defined it as where you overeat and you go and make yourself throw up.
