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2,000-Year-Old Leather Shoe Reveals This Roman Soldier (At Least) Had Massive Feet
A Roman soldier stationed at Hadrian’s Wall had feet so big that he would have had trouble finding shoes that fit in today’s ...
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A 2,000-Year-Old Roman Soldier’s Shoe Just Turned Up in Germany
Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe in an ancient trash pit during excavations near a playground close to the former Roman military and civilian colony of ...
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Archaeologists make unprecedented discovery of Roman soldier’s remains from ‘year 0’
Archaeologists have unearthed a unique grave of a Roman soldier “from year 0” in the Netherlands, shedding light on the ancient civilisation’s presence in the region. The 2,000-year-old ...
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One Roman soldier had enormous feet, 2,000-year-old waterlogged leather shoe reveals
Archaeologists have unearthed an enormous leather shoe while digging at the bottom of an "ankle-breaker" defensive ditch at a ...
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Archaeologists make unprecedented discovery of Roman soldier’s remains from ‘year 0’
They traced the pottery to ancient Italy, confirming that Flaccus was indeed a Roman soldier. Previous digs in the region, unearthing pottery shreds, could not prove the presence of a settlement ...