02-07-2006, 08:41 PM
Hi Magnus,
yes, quite true and the Romans lived with it, it seems - many of the suviving caligae show signs of tear an make-shift to professional repairs and/or reinforcements of affected areas. It is worth noticing therefore that even so they seemingly did not change the design, i.e. make those straps thicker, in response. Perhaps the military caliga was seen as a shortlived and often to be replaced item in a soldier's life (as van Driel-Murray suggests).
As for leather thickness, as far as I can remember there is no good information on this except that the pics show that it wasn't too thick either.
Quote:The only wrench in the plans I can see, is that the thinner strap is going to be weaker.
yes, quite true and the Romans lived with it, it seems - many of the suviving caligae show signs of tear an make-shift to professional repairs and/or reinforcements of affected areas. It is worth noticing therefore that even so they seemingly did not change the design, i.e. make those straps thicker, in response. Perhaps the military caliga was seen as a shortlived and often to be replaced item in a soldier's life (as van Driel-Murray suggests).
As for leather thickness, as far as I can remember there is no good information on this except that the pics show that it wasn't too thick either.
Cheers,
Martin
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