At the ancient Roman fort of Magna, archaeologists have found a large, immaculately preserved Roman-era shoe, according to the Magna Rooman Fort Project.’ During ongoing excavations at the site ...

Archaeologists have been left baffled after unearthing “unusually large” 2,000-year-old Roman shoes in Northumberland. Eight shoes at least 30cm (11.8in) long – the equivalent of a UK size 13 to 14 – ...

Mysteriously large shoes discovered at a Roman fort are to be put on public display. Archaeologist Rachel Frame said 34 shoes were dug up at the Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland in 2025 – eight of ...

A Roman soldier stationed at Hadrian’s Wall had feet so big that he would have had trouble finding shoes that fit in today’s stores, so one can only imagine the problems he had tracking down a pair of ...

Even on the farthest-flung frontiers of the ancient Roman Empire, the footwear made the man ­— and the kid. Children and infants living in and around Roman military bases around the first century wore ...

Archaeologists excavating a playground in Germany unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman soldier’s shoe, ovens and a game piece. Photo from LWL / B. Tremmel For archaeologists in Germany, the worn-out ...

Imagine walking on a bed of 60 nails. That’s how Romans soldiers did it, a recent find in Haltern am See, Germany confirmed. Archaeologists unearthed one long-lost soldier’s 2,000-year old caliga shoe ...

Nearly 2,000 years ago, the Romans began their conquest of Britain. The time between when Roman boats landed on British shores in 43 A.D. to the establishment of their empire’s northern border was ...

A stash of "unusually large" 2,000-year-old shoes dug up at a Roman site in northern England has left archaeologists searching for an explanation, they told AFP on Thursday. The 30cm+ (11.8in) long ...