03-16-2016, 04:32 PM
Hi Bryan
A quick detour on definitions:
Caligae: we can say that we are quite sure what we call caligae now and what they called caligae back then is the same thing. For the 1st and 2nd cent AD that is. For those mentioned in the price edict we don't anymore.
Calcei/perones/etc.: we don't really know what those were exactly. Calcei most likely a closed shoe, but where did it start and where did it end? No idea. In modern archeology Roman multi-pieced, closed (and often nailed) shoes are termed Calcei, if Romans would have called them that in each and every case we don't know. Perones: very evasive,there are theories (e.g. Comacchio find), but no real/final proof to connect finds and ancient terminology/literary sources.
That being said, I'd put my money on caligae :-)
(03-15-2016, 05:19 PM)Bryan Wrote: Which type of shoe is more forgiving for size differences? Caligae, calcei, or perones?
A quick detour on definitions:
Caligae: we can say that we are quite sure what we call caligae now and what they called caligae back then is the same thing. For the 1st and 2nd cent AD that is. For those mentioned in the price edict we don't anymore.
Calcei/perones/etc.: we don't really know what those were exactly. Calcei most likely a closed shoe, but where did it start and where did it end? No idea. In modern archeology Roman multi-pieced, closed (and often nailed) shoes are termed Calcei, if Romans would have called them that in each and every case we don't know. Perones: very evasive,there are theories (e.g. Comacchio find), but no real/final proof to connect finds and ancient terminology/literary sources.
That being said, I'd put my money on caligae :-)
Cheers,
Martin
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