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Archaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Big
(www.smithsonianmag.com)
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2025
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I mean ... maybe they had to keep some uniforms there for new recruits. and the biggest sandals rarely got used and got left behind when Rome abandoned the isles ?
Weren’t they expected to provide their own equipment unless they were at least a certain rank?
New recruits were provided basic equipment, and the cost was deducted from their pay. Sandals would fall under this for sure.
Thanks! I think I was mixing it up with higher ranks being expected to provide the equipment for their troops.
Or maybe they are finding raw materials. Perhaps they would make shoes as needed, and they had soles cut to a huge size so you’d be able to trim them down to whatever size was needed.