caliga

thumb|A reproduction of a Roman caliga thumb|From below, showing hobnails Caligae (Latin; : ) are heavy-soled hobnailed military sandal-boots that were worn as standard issue by Roman legionary foot-soldiers and auxiliaries, including cavalry.

==History== left|thumb|An original found at Qasr Ibrim, [[Egypt, 1st century BC – 1st century AD]] Caligae (: caliga) are heavy-duty, thick-soled openwork boots, with hobnailed soles. They were worn by the lower ranks of Roman cavalrymen and foot-soldiers, and possibly by some centurions. A durable association of caligae with the common soldiery is evident in the latter's description as caligati ("booted ones").