There were actually many strange habits in ancient Rome. In terms of diet, especially the Roman aristocrats and the Roman royal family, they would use feathers to scratch their throats to induce vomiting of food in their stomachs. After spitting out the food, they will immediately eat in large quantities in order to eat as much variety and quantity of food as possible. A philosopher once described the strange practice of the Romans this way: The Romans vomited in order to eat, and ate in order to vomit. However, the eating habits of the Romans also changed with the degree of economic development. 1. Constraints on economic development and advocating frugality

The early ancient Rome was a very backward and weak city-state. Because of its small land area, its economy had almost no development. And what did the early Romans do for a living? They went around fighting for the resources of other nations and peoples, and then distributed the spoils among all the Romans. Therefore, in the early development stage of ancient Rome, the Romans were very frugal, because food was very limited, and they could only eat what they had. Even as the Roman territory expanded and the economy began to develop, the Romans were still relatively restrained and stingy in their diet. 2. The country developed and prospered, from frugality to luxury

With continuous foreign aggression and expansion, Rome jumped from a small city-state to a powerful Roman Empire. The power of the Roman Empire even penetrated overseas and established many colonial hegemonies overseas. The wealth, food and other luxuries plundered from all the colonies, coupled with the Roman Empire's control of the important Mediterranean waters and its continuous economic expansion, led to major changes in the lives of the Romans, especially in their dietary structure. . The Roman aristocracy began to abandon their frugal habits and advocate luxury and pleasure.

In fact, the changes in ancient Rome’s dietary structure and habits also reflect the changes and characteristics of the country’s economy and culture. In addition to economic development that led the ancient Romans to move from frugality to luxury, there were also transportation and political factors. As the Roman Empire grew stronger and expanded, a wide variety of delicacies were sourced from all over the world. The key point was that sea transportation was very convenient. In addition, due to the development of politics, many Roman nobles and politicians needed to frequently entertain guests and hold banquets, which were extremely extravagant and extravagant.