Article 1MT50 Make: Hobnailed Roman marching boots, the Caligae

Make: Hobnailed Roman marching boots, the Caligae

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Cory Doctorow
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In 2010, Lee Holeva, a Roman legion reenactor, lavishly documented his efforts to create a faithful reproduction of caligae, the "ancient milspec Roman footwear" (as Bruce Sterling calls it), worn by Roman legionary soldiers and auxiliaries throughout the Roman Republic and Empire. (more")

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