Gareth Harney on Twitter: "1/2) The Roman legionary 'caliga' boot, famed as the source of the Emperor Gaius' nickname Caligula or 'little boots'. Caligae were perfectly designed for hard-marching legionaries: made of
Caliga: a heavy shoe studded with hobnails and worn by the ordinary roman soldier. Soldiers wearing the caliga -- i.e., t… | Roman soldiers, Roman, Sandals patterns
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Bata Shoe Museum - #MuseumMonday This bronze statue fragment illustrates the caliga sandal-boot which was reserved for wear by Roman soldiers. The infamous Roman Emperor Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was popularly known
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