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As Im looking for a new pair of late roman shoes I decided to go for calcei. It is sometimes stated that they were no longer in use in the Vth and VIth centuries, but both textual, iconographical and in a less extence archeological evidences counter argue this.

Here in the Vergilius Romanus, Vth century codex:



It is a bit difficult however to have a clear patron just from iconography. From Roman Military Clothing (3) (thanks again Graham ) there is a picture of a calceus found at Aquileia, however it's not in a very good state and there is only the heel and the sole. There is also a reference about calcei found at the Antinoopolis necropole.
I would like to avoid basing too much my calcei upon much more ancient models such as the Dura Europos calcei, but so would need better exemples, such as the Antinoopolis ones if anyone got a picture :wink:

First picture is not calcei shoes.

Quote:First picture is not calcei shoes.

Perones?

Seems to be crepidae.

Did the bottom set of straps/laces on the Senatorial/Patrician calcei of the earlier Principate and the Later Republic pass under or over the sole of the shoe. It seems from some illustrations that they pass under the sole, but that seems a rather impractical way of doing it as they would be wearing out rather quickly. But passing them between the sole and the foot would seem to lead to chafing.