"Huge shoe found at Roman fort near Hadrian’s Wall" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Jan 2026 1:00 p.m. PST |
"Footwear of unusual size has been discovered at the Roman fort of Magna near Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. The honker of a leather sole is 32 cm (12.6 inches) long, which converts to a US men's size 13, UK 12.5 or EU 47. It may be the largest one in the Vindolanda Trust's collection of more than 5,000 shoes…"
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Armand
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| Wolfhag | 11 Jan 2026 2:23 p.m. PST |
Please refrain from the Big Foot jokes <grin>. Wolfhag |
 ochoin   | 11 Jan 2026 3:54 p.m. PST |
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| Zephyr1 | 11 Jan 2026 9:54 p.m. PST |
Leaving a large pair of shoes outside a tall wall where sentries patrol would be a neat bit of psychological warfare. It would imply that somebody BIG could sneak up and snatch people off the wall (imagine Andre the Giant's arm reaching over the parapet for you… ;-) |
| Red Jacket | 12 Jan 2026 8:15 a.m. PST |
Size 13, damn, I still wouldn't be able to find shoes that fit in ancient Rome! I feel discriminated against because I have a size 16! |
| Tacitus | 12 Jan 2026 9:24 a.m. PST |
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 piper909 | 12 Jan 2026 2:20 p.m. PST |
Must have been a very intimidating centurion -- putting the boot to those recruits' posteriors! |
| Tango01 | 12 Jan 2026 4:02 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 13 Jan 2026 10:10 p.m. PST |
Getting off on the right foot in Roman Canterbury link
Armand
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| OSCS74 | 16 Jan 2026 10:32 a.m. PST |
He was a big one back in the day. |
| Tango01 | 16 Jan 2026 3:55 p.m. PST |
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paints some fast cats.
