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Ancient roman sandals women.
It had a sole with no hobnails.
On the left above is a simple sandal worn by the roman and christian people in the 200 s ad.
Shoes were often modeled after caligae heavy soled military boots with lots of open areas.
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They were worn by the lower ranks of roman cavalrymen and foot soldiers and possibly by some centurions.
Typical of certain types of ancient roman footwear they have a leather upper and a hobnailed sole.
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Worn with the toga this shoe was the typical outdoor shoe of a roman.
Because ancient rome was warmer than the oldest shoes found in northern europe they primarily wore what we wear in the summer sandals.
On the right are fancy sandals worn by the goddess of the hunt artemis on a statue in the louvre paris.
For women decorative embroidery and patterns were often added to the shoes in addition to laces.
It was considered the perfect cross between a sandal and a shoe.
It was basically a slipper mainly worn by roman women and children only inside the home.
A calceus was a soft leather hobnailed shoe fastened using laces.
Caligae singular caliga were heavy duty thick soled openwork boots with hobnailed soles.
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.
When the christian roman empire decreed that bare toes were immodest in mixed company the sandal disappeared except for in cloistered monastic orders from western culture for over 1 000 years.
Ancient greek sandals are handmade locally by skilled craftsmen using traditional techniques that have existed for centuries.