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120 Roman Shoes Found in U.K.; "Substantial" Fort

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Topic: 120 Roman Shoes Found in U.K.; "Substantial" Fort
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Subject: 120 Roman Shoes Found in U.K.; "Substantial" Fort
Date Posted: 11-Oct-2011 at 19:07
Good find.
 
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111010-roman-empire-shoes-fort-britain-archaeology-science/ - http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/10/111010-roman-empire-shoes-fort-britain-archaeology-science/


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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 12-Oct-2011 at 20:57
I saw some well-preserved Roman sandals at Verulamium. Their hobnailed soles provided grip comparable to modern combat boots

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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 12-Oct-2011 at 20:59
Indeed and equally useful in hand to hand.

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"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"

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Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true'



Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-Oct-2011 at 19:48
Legionaries were trained to use their boots as weapons: a kick from a hobnailed caligae could do a lot of damage to an unarmored opponent

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Posted By: Pellaeon
Date Posted: 13-Oct-2011 at 19:49
O: rome? yay they fond Roman stuff :D

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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 11-Feb-2012 at 19:31

The uppers of Roman sandals were made from a single piece of leather. Check out the size of their metal hobnails

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Posted By: Sidney
Date Posted: 12-Feb-2012 at 09:47
60 pairs of sandals dumped in a ditch, but were in relatively good condition. That doesn't make sense as just random discarding. Sounds more like a lost consignment, or a mass replacement of existing footware.

Nick1986 - I didn't realise Roman sandals had so much cut leather work. They can't have been very easy to put on in a hurry, or even slowly. I imagine toes and ankles getting entangled through the holes!


Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-Feb-2012 at 19:22
Originally posted by Sidney

60 pairs of sandals dumped in a ditch, but were in relatively good condition. That doesn't make sense as just random discarding. Sounds more like a lost consignment, or a mass replacement of existing footware.

Nick1986 - I didn't realise Roman sandals had so much cut leather work. They can't have been very easy to put on in a hurry, or even slowly. I imagine toes and ankles getting entangled through the holes!

They were laced. It would have been relatively easy to pull the drawstring tight  in a hurry. The cuts served a practical purpose: to prevent the boots being filled with water


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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 14-Feb-2012 at 19:34

These Celtic "Ghillie brogues" served a similar purpose. Originally they were worn by Highland gamekeepers tasked with chasing birds across the moor to the waiting guns


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