They were also used in the battle of carrhae in 53 bc.
Roman soldier sandals spike.
In ancient greek the word tribalos meant three spikes.
Caliga comes from the latin callus meaning hard as hobnails were hammered into hard leather soles before being sewn onto a softer leather lattice.
He distinctive footwear most identfied with the roman soldier was the sandal called the caligae but there were other types also.
The spikes allowed them to in the words repeated four times in ephesians 6 10 14 stand firm in the battle.
Caltrops were known to the romans as tribulus or sometimes as murex ferreus the latter meaning jagged iron literally iron jagged thing.
Gradually local shoe making crafts were incorporated and jubilant soldiers returned to rome proudly sporting their ethnic shoes as souvenirs from successful campaigns.
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The spikes or nails in the bottom of the shoes caused them to dig into the ground so that they would not slip and fall during the fight.
Often the soldiers would be fighting in slick or muddy terrain.
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They were worn by the lower ranks of roman cavalrymen and foot soldiers and possibly by some centurions.
Martens men s geraldo gladiator sandal.
Caligae singular caliga were heavy duty thick soled openwork boots with hobnailed soles.
The roman soldier sandals were fitted with metal spikes on the bottom of the sole.
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The roman battle sandals were the best in the world for protecting the feet of the soldier.