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If anyone is interested. I commissioned a hand stitched pair using Kurt's shoes as a basis from Armlann here in the US. They should be done very soon, and I will post pics. They are going to end up costing roughly $150 I think. Anyways, this might end up being an alternative, especially for people here in the U.S.
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Will do. I will post pics as soon as I get them. I am hoping it will be within the month.
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Here is a pair of my shoes/boots, alone and in duty together with the true Greek footwear :wink: :
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I like that setup you have with the boot/sock and sandal boot!
Is the inner boot leather or material of some type?
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I guess you are referring to the Samnit, first pic on the left? He is not a member of our group, so I am not so sure about the material he used for the socks. Wolfgang (our Peltast) made his inner boots/socks out of leather. Second posting of this page.
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Sorry I meant to direct it to him by name, but forgot! :oops:
Yes, Wolfgangs footwear is what I was referring to, and thanks for answering Kurt!
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LOL! A hardy warrior indeed - must have been especially cold when wearing all that metal.
Those Thracian boots look terrific! I think that Iphikratids must have looked quite different from Thracian boots, or they wouldn't have got a special name. I think that the reconstruction shown in Warry is probably more likely.
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I used to collect the fire wood in my bare feet and -25C, I was young and dumb then.....now i'm olderand..... :lol:
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Quote:Comerus Gallus Romus:2xs1ikzy Wrote:hoplite14gr:2xs1ikzy Wrote:Clay childrens shoes(!!!) from Agora meuseum in Athens.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/hoplite14 ... 5a5scd.jpg
...and they look like basketball shoes too!
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Very clear!
Also I discovered this reproduction, I like the detailed shoes here & socks.
They look very similar to some Roman ones.....that is obviously where the style originated from.... :wink:
Hi Gioi and everyone else who was, and is still, interested!
I realise this is a very old post and you may have already found the original but here it is (attached) if your still interested. Looks like you found a pretty accurate copy.
It turns out it is roman (which would explain why it looks 'very similar to roman ones' as you rightly said Cristina!
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I took this today after a visit to the British Museum and its description is –
‘Marble relief of a warrior, Roman, 1st Century BC from Rhodes. This broken grave relief shows a warrior dressed in cuirass and helmet leaning on his spear in front of a funerary stele. The serpent at the base symbolises the soul of the deceased. The relief is ‘archaising’ and imitates Greek sculpture of the 5th century BC’
Hope this helps!
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.....or perhaps he was an early re-enactor!!
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Wonder if his kit, especially the footwear was accurate for 5C BC ??
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