Caligae (Latin; singular caliga) are heavy-soled hobnailed military boots known for being issued to Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Empire. Worn by all ranks up to and including centurions, no other shoes in history are as symbolic of the expansion of an empire as the famed caligae. The caligae can resemb...
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These were the sandals (caligae or military boots) worn by legionaries. They consisted of multi-layered soles reinforced with iron hob-nails, which were secured to the foot with a network of thongs which rose up the leg. They were stuffed with wool or fur during colder weather. Also a leather personnel carrier.
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hobnail soled boots with cutwork straps worn by the Roman army; the nickname of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, Caligula, means 'little boots' and was bestowed upon him by his father's troops.
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