calceus

Definitions

A kind of low leather Roman boot or hightop shoe.

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“In its earliest form⟳ the calceus was a low-cut model⟳ of the Greek endromis, a snug-fitting ankle-high boot, the front finished in a tongue to facilitate drawing on the shoe.”

“In comparison with the soccus and the solea, the calceus was a more formal footwear. We do not not usually find⟳ it in scenes of private life... We never find⟳ it with banquets, where the soccus and the solea prevail. It was probably only put⟳ on when leaving the house or, in the case of men, when receiving guests in a formal manner.”

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