04-03-2012, 03:47 AM
Trying on Roman military costume for the first time, I've been very struck by two things: Firstly how slippery the hob nailed sandals are on tiled floors! They're fine outside, but quite lethal indoors. Does anyone else find this? How did real Romans cope? The other thing is the lack of keepers on the 'other' side of the various buckles, so that the straps flap about. Could they have been fastened down with leather loops or ties which haven't survived archaeologically - it's certainly what I feel like doing.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
