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They did, however, unearth the remains of a helmet cheek protector, a few pieces of scale armor and nails used on the bottom of leather Roman military shoes called caligae. They also found an iron ...

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the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae. The most indicative clue came from a rusty dagger of a type in use specifically between the middle of the 1st century and the ...

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That was cross-checked against the known history of relics found in the grave — armor, helmet cheek protectors and the nails used in distinctive Roman military shoes known as caligae.

These nails would have studded the underside of leather Roman military shoes, the museum said. An X-ray of the scabbard of a rusted and corroded iron dagger revealed typical Roman decorations of ...