Roman Warrior Sandals

Roman soldier s feet were fitted with sandals called caligae.

Roman warrior sandals.

The roman empire stretched far beyond greek boundaries and the terrain and weather conditions necessitated more sturdy footwear van driel murray 2007. Considering how prized modern italian leather goods are today it is perhaps not too surprising that there was a good deal of variety of the types of ancient roman sandals and shoes. The shoe maker sutor was a valued craftsman in the days of the roman empire and the romans contributed the entire foot encasing shoe to the mediterranean world. They had extremely thick soles and wrapped perfectly around their ankles in a way that protected against blistering.

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Caligae also had spikes on the bottom to help them stand firm as they. Caliga comes from the latin callus meaning hard as hobnails were hammered into hard leather soles before being sewn onto a softer leather lattice. It does not offer much in the way of protection and does not give the impression of being very sturdy when going over rough terrain. Roman sandal and shoe making and vegetable tanning van driel murray 2007 were therefore introduced to the conquered.

California costume collections cc60367 s adult goddess sandals size small. Thorinstruments with device roman soldier legionnaire centurion gladiator brown leather men roman sandals. Grecian goddess roman princess gold tie adult halloween costume sandals womens. They were made primarily from leather and were fastened to the feet with leather cords that went around the ankle and partway up the calf.

These sandals were made to help protect soldier s feet during their long marches into battle. They were worn by the lower ranks of roman cavalrymen and foot soldiers and possibly by some centurions. Caligae singular caliga were heavy duty thick soled openwork boots with hobnailed soles. 4 out of 5 stars 4 total ratings 4 8 97 new.

Upon initial inspection the sandals appear to be quite flimsy providing little protection or stability to the soldier. Martens unisex gryphon gladiator sandal. W hen first looking upon the caligae it is difficult to see how such a flimsy piece of footwear could have been so beneficial to the roman soldier. The sandal which started as the most basic and utilitarian type of footwear something solid strapped to the foot that offered protection quickly became a marker of sex status rank and fashion.