Caligae Construction

[gaiusseptimiuslucianus]

With the finds I am aquainted with nothing the like is reported, be it caligae or other kinds of shoes. Soles are generally flat with no trace of a raised heel. AFAIK raised heels are known from achaeological finds only from about the 15/16th century AD onwards.

Martin,

Heels burst on the scene in the 1590s, they are very seldom seen before that. By the first decade of the 17th century they have become very common indeed, either as a separate added group of heel lifts or covered timber heel, or as a wedge added between the layers of the sole. I have added a split lift before now to ramshaw style boots that I made for someone who had a heel spur and needed a little extra heel help.

Lucianus
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