An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 #archaeology
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 #archaeology
March 2, 2026 at 1:52 PM
An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 #archaeology
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
📷 Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 #archaeology
#ArtefactSunday - Bronze caliga from an over-life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman from the 1st or the 2nd century AD. Caligae were heavy hobnailed military boots worn by Roman legionaries, auxiliaries, and cavalrymen throughout the Roman Republic and Empire.
April 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
#ArtefactSunday - Bronze caliga from an over-life-size statue of a Roman cavalryman from the 1st or the 2nd century AD. Caligae were heavy hobnailed military boots worn by Roman legionaries, auxiliaries, and cavalrymen throughout the Roman Republic and Empire.
New discovery: During excavations at the #Roman fort in Schramberg-Waldmössingen, a Roman workshop for the production of hobnails for the caligae (boots) of Roman soldiers was discovered.
🏺 #archaeology
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🏺 #archaeology
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September 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
New discovery: During excavations at the #Roman fort in Schramberg-Waldmössingen, a Roman workshop for the production of hobnails for the caligae (boots) of Roman soldiers was discovered.
🏺 #archaeology
www.denkmalpflege-bw.de/publikatione...
🏺 #archaeology
www.denkmalpflege-bw.de/publikatione...
An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
Photo: Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
Photo: Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
January 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
An adorable #Roman shoe, made for a #baby too young to walk. The shoe imitates the footwear of Roman soldiers (caligae). The cut-out design would have shown off the kid’s socks!
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
Photo: Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
From Bordeaux, dating 1st/2nd AD.
Photo: Bordeaux, Musée d’Aquitaine
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
cw: blood
heat of battle
heat of battle
February 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
cw: blood
heat of battle
heat of battle
Caliga, caliga, caligam, caligae, caligae, caliga
June 3, 2024 at 8:15 AM
Caliga, caliga, caligam, caligae, caligae, caliga
🧵There is often as much excitement in seeing ancient everyday objects as there is in viewing more high status finds. Roman sandals displayed at Castleford Museum are remarkable examples of 1st-century military footwear, or caligae, discovered at Lagentium. Established around
May 15, 2026 at 12:49 PM
🧵There is often as much excitement in seeing ancient everyday objects as there is in viewing more high status finds. Roman sandals displayed at Castleford Museum are remarkable examples of 1st-century military footwear, or caligae, discovered at Lagentium. Established around
Caligae (łac., liczba pojedyncza călĭgă) – obuwie noszone przez rzymskich legionistów, od zwykłych żołnierzy do niższych dowódców (centurionów) włącznie, rodzaj ciężkich sandałów.
December 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Caligae (łac., liczba pojedyncza călĭgă) – obuwie noszone przez rzymskich legionistów, od zwykłych żołnierzy do niższych dowódców (centurionów) włącznie, rodzaj ciężkich sandałów.
quarto die Decembris, Minimus nivem invenit. On the fourth of December, Minimus finds snow. #latinadventcalendar
December 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
quarto die Decembris, Minimus nivem invenit. On the fourth of December, Minimus finds snow. #latinadventcalendar
Born #OTD 31st August AD12, to Agrippina & Germanicus, the future emperor Gaius, AKA Caligula (“little boots”, in reference to the miniature legionary uniform, including caligae boots, he wore as a little boy).
Previously unpublished family portrait.
#PlaymobilInfestation
Previously unpublished family portrait.
#PlaymobilInfestation
August 31, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Born #OTD 31st August AD12, to Agrippina & Germanicus, the future emperor Gaius, AKA Caligula (“little boots”, in reference to the miniature legionary uniform, including caligae boots, he wore as a little boy).
Previously unpublished family portrait.
#PlaymobilInfestation
Previously unpublished family portrait.
#PlaymobilInfestation
In addition to receiving copies of Echolands for Christmas, people are also getting caligae for walking Roman roads.
My work here is done.
My work here is done.
December 25, 2024 at 11:28 AM
In addition to receiving copies of Echolands for Christmas, people are also getting caligae for walking Roman roads.
My work here is done.
My work here is done.
A few that I like :
- Gazelleskin open-toed boots of maiming/striking/scouting
- Ala Mhigan caligae of fending/maiming
- Zormor gaiters (almost all I think)
- Anchorite's greaves (MNK)
And some with socks, if that's an option :
- Ala Mhigan caligae of striking
- Kage-kakushi Kyahan (NIN)
- Gazelleskin open-toed boots of maiming/striking/scouting
- Ala Mhigan caligae of fending/maiming
- Zormor gaiters (almost all I think)
- Anchorite's greaves (MNK)
And some with socks, if that's an option :
- Ala Mhigan caligae of striking
- Kage-kakushi Kyahan (NIN)
October 1, 2026 at 7:30 AM
A few that I like :
- Gazelleskin open-toed boots of maiming/striking/scouting
- Ala Mhigan caligae of fending/maiming
- Zormor gaiters (almost all I think)
- Anchorite's greaves (MNK)
And some with socks, if that's an option :
- Ala Mhigan caligae of striking
- Kage-kakushi Kyahan (NIN)
- Gazelleskin open-toed boots of maiming/striking/scouting
- Ala Mhigan caligae of fending/maiming
- Zormor gaiters (almost all I think)
- Anchorite's greaves (MNK)
And some with socks, if that's an option :
- Ala Mhigan caligae of striking
- Kage-kakushi Kyahan (NIN)
The sound of caligae on cobblestone as the legion marched through our village.
What’s a real thing from your childhood that kids these days would find completely foreign?
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
Like, how we used to be able to walk right up to the gate to meet our family coming off a flight.
Or how we had to pick a spot to meet at the theater BEFORE we went.
July 14, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The sound of caligae on cobblestone as the legion marched through our village.
New addition to the outfit: Caligae of Legend! It's got the straps, foot plating, *and* it cuts the zormor pants at the knees so it's closer to what Mamool Ja wear ✨️🦎
March 11, 2026 at 11:24 PM
New addition to the outfit: Caligae of Legend! It's got the straps, foot plating, *and* it cuts the zormor pants at the knees so it's closer to what Mamool Ja wear ✨️🦎
Ich bin ja mal gespannt, ob das letzte Universalgenie Professor Doktor Humbug auch bei Bluesky auftaucht und seine Perlen der Weisheit hier verbreitet.
Ich mag seine Story, dass der Klimawandel Fake ist, weil römische Legionäre mit ihren Caligae in Germanien waren – also war es schon immer warm. 😁
Ich mag seine Story, dass der Klimawandel Fake ist, weil römische Legionäre mit ihren Caligae in Germanien waren – also war es schon immer warm. 😁
May 9, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Ich bin ja mal gespannt, ob das letzte Universalgenie Professor Doktor Humbug auch bei Bluesky auftaucht und seine Perlen der Weisheit hier verbreitet.
Ich mag seine Story, dass der Klimawandel Fake ist, weil römische Legionäre mit ihren Caligae in Germanien waren – also war es schon immer warm. 😁
Ich mag seine Story, dass der Klimawandel Fake ist, weil römische Legionäre mit ihren Caligae in Germanien waren – also war es schon immer warm. 😁
Mein absolutes Highlight von Humbug war sein Post über den angeblichen Klimawandel-Fake.
Seine steile These: Früher habe es auch schon warme Phasen gegeben. Als Beweis führte er an, dass die Römer regelmäßig mit ihren offenen Soldatenschuhen (Caligae) die Alpen überquerten.
Seine steile These: Früher habe es auch schon warme Phasen gegeben. Als Beweis führte er an, dass die Römer regelmäßig mit ihren offenen Soldatenschuhen (Caligae) die Alpen überquerten.
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Mein absolutes Highlight von Humbug war sein Post über den angeblichen Klimawandel-Fake.
Seine steile These: Früher habe es auch schon warme Phasen gegeben. Als Beweis führte er an, dass die Römer regelmäßig mit ihren offenen Soldatenschuhen (Caligae) die Alpen überquerten.
Seine steile These: Früher habe es auch schon warme Phasen gegeben. Als Beweis führte er an, dass die Römer regelmäßig mit ihren offenen Soldatenschuhen (Caligae) die Alpen überquerten.
also sorry to feet pic but someone upscaled the moonfire caligae I use for this outfit which means I got to paint his toenails :3
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
also sorry to feet pic but someone upscaled the moonfire caligae I use for this outfit which means I got to paint his toenails :3
El de las caligae es aún más surrealista 😂
November 25, 2024 at 10:05 PM
El de las caligae es aún más surrealista 😂
For #ReliefWednesday, this odd fragment with two men clearing reeds in a marsh. They each have a gladius (sword) and sandals tied at the ankles (caligae): Roman soldiers. Probably from a now-vanished public monument celebrating military operations at the edge of the empire. 🏺
#PalazzoMassimo 📸 me
#PalazzoMassimo 📸 me
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For #ReliefWednesday, this odd fragment with two men clearing reeds in a marsh. They each have a gladius (sword) and sandals tied at the ankles (caligae): Roman soldiers. Probably from a now-vanished public monument celebrating military operations at the edge of the empire. 🏺
#PalazzoMassimo 📸 me
#PalazzoMassimo 📸 me
Probably too much moustache-maxxing and reading guys who wanted cavewives who thought we needed to go back to wearing Caligae as boots were making the modern 1850s men weak.
October 5, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Probably too much moustache-maxxing and reading guys who wanted cavewives who thought we needed to go back to wearing Caligae as boots were making the modern 1850s men weak.
A quando l'ordine esecutivo dell'obbligo per i dirigenti e impiegati Usa pubblici e governativi di girare vestiti con toghe, pallii e caligae?
(come si dice "fuori come un poggiolo" in inglese?)
www.dagospia.com/cronache/the...
(come si dice "fuori come un poggiolo" in inglese?)
www.dagospia.com/cronache/the...
January 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A quando l'ordine esecutivo dell'obbligo per i dirigenti e impiegati Usa pubblici e governativi di girare vestiti con toghe, pallii e caligae?
(come si dice "fuori come un poggiolo" in inglese?)
www.dagospia.com/cronache/the...
(come si dice "fuori come un poggiolo" in inglese?)
www.dagospia.com/cronache/the...