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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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11.8 inches is about 30 cm or size 47 in the european system. Which is big but not unheard of. I personally know 2 people wearing similar shoe sizes. Very possible it's just one guy who kept losing shoes.
We are longer on average now, so I'd argue size 47 is also more common now though. Making the 'it's just one guy'-theory even more likely.
That is a size 13 US which is a relatively common shoe size among men with big feet. Looking at the photo I could tell it was about the size of my shoes.
A mens shoe isnt really particularly large until you get to the limited sizes, like 14 or 15, where dudes have like two shoe options to choose from at any given shoe store. Pretty much every mens shoe is made in sizes up to a 13 consistently
Yeah. I wear a US 16 and my style options boil down to "whatever they have in that size".
11.8 inches is about a foot.
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I'd never really thought about this, but most people's feet are significantly shorter than a foot, aren't they?
Yep! I have heard that the Romans had big feet, though.
You mean 29 31/32 cm
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