Gladiator sandals are a flat sandal with several wide cross straps holding the sole to the foot with one wide strap around the ankle.
Gladiator ancient roman sandals.
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While the ancient world had many iterations apparently the roman empire perfected the strappy sandal because it is this version that designers have been modeling their shoe creations after even today.
Caliga comes from the latin callus meaning hard as hobnails were hammered into hard leather soles before being sewn onto a softer leather lattice.
They were worn by the lower ranks of roman cavalrymen and foot soldiers and possibly by some centurions.
These shoes have existed since ancient times when roman and greek gladiators worn them through battle.
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Although no roman citizen would appear in public with bare feet as this would indicate poverty sandals are.
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After conquering greece the romans went on to conquer shoemaking and created the iconic gladiator sandal.
Roman sandal a sandal held to the foot by a vamp composed of a series of equally spaced buckled straps.
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The sandal which started as the most basic and utilitarian type of footwear something solid strapped to the foot that offered protection quickly became a marker of sex status rank and fashion.
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Caligae singular caliga were heavy duty thick soled openwork boots with hobnailed soles.
Roman gladiator games were an opportunity for emperors and rich aristocrats to display their wealth to the populace to commemorate military victories mark visits from important officials celebrate birthdays or simply to distract the populace from the political and economic problems of the day.