An elegant 2,000 -year -old Roman shoe found in a well

When the Romans pushed their way to the northern in the German provinces, they built (around 90 AD) The SaalburgA fort that protected the border between the Roman Empire and the Germanic tribal territories. At his peak, 2,000 people lived in the fort and the village attached, and he remained active up to around 260 AD.

During the 19th century, The Saalburg was rediscovered and searched, then fully rebuilt. It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and houses the Saalburg Museumwhich contains many Roman relics, including a 2,000 -year -old shoe, apparently found in a local well.

If you think that the Italians have mastered the job of making shoes, well, they don't have much on their ancestors. According to the site Romans across EuropeThe Romans “were the creators of the entire foot shoe.” The site continues:

There was a wide variety of shoes and sandals for men and women. Most were built as soldiers CaligaeWith a stem in one piece nailed between the layers of the sole. Many had large open work areas made by cutting or punching circles, triangles, squares, oval, etc. in rows or grid -shaped patterns. Others were more closed, having only holes for laces. A wormThe shoes of delicate women and children still had thick nail soles.

The image above, which puts all the skills of manufacturing the Romans shoes, comes to us via Reddit and imgur.

Note: a previous version of this article appeared on our site in 2016.

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