Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier

Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier

Huge 2,000-Year-old Roman Leather Shoe Discovered Exquisitely Preserved–Worn by a Soldier Huge leather shoes found at Magna Fort in Northumberland, England – The Vindolanda Charitable Trust / SWNS A Roman legionary’s shoe has been discovered near Hadrian’s Wall by resident archaeologists. The hefty leather sole measures a whopping 12.8 inches from toe to heel and is believed to have been worn by a giant Roman soldier. Archaeologists dug up a total of 32 shoes from a so-called ‘ankle-breaker’ trench at the Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland in May this year. Eight of the shoes were more than 11.8 inches in length—the equivalent of a US size 14 or a UK size 13, leaving the archaeologists scratching their heads. “We have to assume it’s something to do with the people living here, having bigger feet, being potentially taller but we don’t know,” said archaeologist Rachel Frame. “Are the people living there from a specific region? Could that be why their shoes are so much larger?” “But at the mome…