What do we know about socks?

[Lucius Aurelius Metellus]

Hi Luca,<br>
Those are awesome socks! I wish we knew of someone who made replicas of that type.<br>
Jsantell, I believe that Roman soldiers would have liked to have socks that matched their clothing and looked good, but what I was trying to say was that if they had to be issued socks from some supplier, or even sent from their mothers back home, they probably would have rarely had a choice in the color. They probably would have used whatever color of wool their mothers had to make the socks from at the time, or whatever color the issued socks happened to be.<br>
I am a soldier too, and very proud of my appearance, but if my feet are freezing, I don't really care if the socks are neon green, so long as they keep my feet warm!<br>
It could be that in areas where socks were used to a greater extent than others, it was probably cheaper to manufacture a pair of socks in a natural color as opposed to dyeing them. <p>Lucius Aurelius Metellus, miles gregarius, Secunda Brittanica</p><i></i>