Valkenburg/Castleford style caliga step by step

[Neuraleanus]

I further tested this new pair of caligae for the three days of the Fort Lafe event. One thing that I noticed is that the backs had become progressively stretched out. Almost a third of my heel had slid off of the sole. My solution has been to glue a curved piece of leather inside of the shoe behind the sole. The effect is of an upwardly curved piece of leather that cups my heel very much like that of a modern shoe. Preliminary tests indicated that these caligae are now much more comfortable. I do not know whether the romans would of done this, but it appears to work.